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Quite right. Riluzol (rilutek) has been developed for ALS but is now being tested for PD Maryse > The French are a wonderful people and high achievers in Science. But they're > not the only Europeans in the game. > > Having been to 2 PD research events in England over the last 2 weeks, my > biased understanding is that 2 labs in England (not private sector) are > leading the world in the development of new anti-PD drugs. Some leading edge > stuff in genetics is also going on. I don't know the state of cell > replacement research, although I know some companies (eg ReNeuron) are in > the field. Furthermore, I read today in the newspapers that the Church of > England has approved of embryo cell research and regard it as no more > unnatural than IVF treatment or heart transplants. > > The Germans must also be making progress, as the 'best bet' drug *currently* > out there for stopping progression is apparently Riluzol, which I believe is > German and undergoing European-wide trials in PWPs. > Charles