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Hans I'm making a documentary film about PD here in the UK and during our research I heard the anecdotal evidence about coffee possibly being neuroprotective - from various informed sources. Nictoine, too, said the neurosurgeon we're going to film doing sub-thalamamic stimulation. Mind you, he smokes for England and is rarely seen without a cup of expresso in his hands. Jemima > >>> Does this mean there is a drug-food interaction between COMT and > coffee? Does coffee delay the breakdown of dopamine? Has > anyone experienced longer "on" periods while drinking coffee? << > >>> I don't understand the last sentence. What does coffee have to do > with neuroprotection? << > > I think essential sentences in this article are: > "Goldstein said in a telephone interview." > and > "stressing that this theory is completely unsupported by any scientific > studies." > > In the official article in the Annals of Internal Medicine the coffee and > the neuroprotection part are NOT mentioned. > > Hans.