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Boosted by celebrity endorsements and a controversial research program, clinics are peddling stem cell autism treatments questioned by experts
3 days ago | By Business Insider
A researcher holds a box containing vials of human embryonic Stem Cell cultures from the freezer at the Burnham Institute on November 3, 2004 in La Jolla, California.
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From Central America to Ukraine, unlicensed clinics are offering stem cell therapies as a treatment for autism.
Stem cells used mainly to treat blood disease. Their effectiveness on autism is unproven and the FDA has not licensed their use for the condition.
One prominent clinic providing such treatment is Panama's Stem Cell Institute, whose founder has celebrity backing.
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