A law that allows limited use of a controversial type of stem cell therapy has been approved by lawmakers in Italy.

The bill was amended from an earlier version and states the therapy must be carried out under regulatory oversight and using cells made according to the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) which the Stamina Foundation has not adhered to.
The Stamina Foundation says its treatment is based on mesenchymal stem cells and could treat diseases like spinal cord injury and motor neurone disease.
But leading scientists have warned that there is no evidence to suggest the treatment could work and no way to know that it will not cause harm.
Patients lobbied for the therapy to be given the go-ahead, receiving support from various celebrities including actress Gina Lollobrigida.
At one demonstration, protesters wore T-shirts with the slogan: "Yes to Stamina, Yes to Life".
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US journal Nature said it was a "rogue" therapy.
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