Parkinson's Awareness Month - Day 25 I've gathered links, bookmarks, and URL's for Parkinson Resources on the WWWeb and I plan to post them in bunches on this List in my own personal attempt to raise Parkinson's Awareness around the world... I encourage you all to jump in and critique, improve, support these efforts in whatever way you see fit.... WWWeb Resources 25 - Transplants & Stem Cells Foetal Cell Transplantation http://www.parkinsonsdisease.com/spec/TU_foetal.htm Ethical Guidelines For The Use Of Human Embryonic Or Fetal Tissue For Experimental And Clinical Neurotransplantation And Research http://www.nesu.mphy.lu.se/nectar/eth.1.html On Foetal Ovary Transplants http://www.brooklyn-ivf.com/html/foetal.html Recent Advances In Neural Transplantation For Parkinson's Disease http://sulcus.berkeley.edu/mcb165/mcb165sp98tPaper/mcb165sp98R.manuscript/_271.html The Foetus as Patient, Experimental Preparation and Transplant Source: One Individual - Three Roles (1) http://www.kyrie.com/actrtla/abortion/bookab/mccullag.htm#E9E4 The Health Report with Parkinson's Disease Monday 15 September 1997 http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s266.htm http://www.parkinsonsdisease.com/pcp/Pcp11.htm Focus on the Neurotransplantation Laboratory http://www.medicine.dal.ca/home/publication/connection/conn9903.htm#focus An Overview of Central Nervous System Transplantation in Human Disease http://www.aans.org/journals/online_j/sept99/7-3-1.html A neural transplantation cannula and microinjector system: experimental and clinical experience http://www.aans.org/journals/online_j/sept99/7-3-2.html Combined fetal neural transplantation and nerve growth factor infusion: effects on neurological outcome following fluid-percussion brain injury in the rat http://www.aans.org/journals/online_j/sept99/7-3-3.html Enhancement of graft survival and sensorimotor behavioral recovery in rats undergoing transplantation with dopaminergic cells exposed to glial cell linederived neurotrophic factor http://www.aans.org/journals/online_j/sept99/7-3-4.html Pig cloning advances potential for transplants http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_00/hlsb0410.htm Problem of noncompliance affects transplant patients too http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_98/pick0504.htm Long-term Evaluation of Bilateral Fetal Nigral Transplantation in Parkinson Disease http://archneur.ama-assn.org/issues/v56n2/full/noc7682.html Stem Cells: A Primer http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm NIH Publishes Draft Guidelines for Stem Cell Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec99/od-01.htm Draft National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Involving Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (December 1999) http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/draftguidelines.htm NIH Stem Cell Information http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/index.htm Cell hope in Parkinson's http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_380000/380544.stm Scroll these URL's, peruse them, forward them to someone to promote Parkinson's Awareness.... murray ********************************************************** Disclaimer: Be forewarned... you must never assume that information obtained from the web is necessarily the best information available (or even valid). Remember, no one sets content rules on the Internet. That said, there is an education awaiting you! Links to Web sites are provided for information purposes. I assume no responsibility or liability for material on linked sites. Please Be Advised: Medical information should always be reviewed with your physician or attending professional before attempting to change any medication or therapy. *********************************************************** [log in to unmask]