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Have you noticed that this "news" was from October,1999 ? Cheers. Brightline wrote: >Dear All: > If one want sto cure Parkinsons and related neurological disorders, the >following things are in order: > 1. understand the mechanism of the disease progression > 2. stop or retard the progression of the disease. > 3. try to regenerate the dead or dying nerve cells. > > At least with regard to PD, we sort of know what might be going on: >progressive degeneration of neurons. > We at least have some agents that are known to retard this progessive >death of neurons: Co Q10 (?), Mirapex and Requip. > If only we can make these cells regenerate some how, may be via >production of new neurons by differentiation of new stem cells, our own or >transplanted stem cells, this would be the next significant step in finding >a cure for PD. However, there was a lingering doubt in the scientific >community that if the nerve cells can be regenerated at all. Now >researchers Elizabeth Gould and Charles Gross, in an article in Friday's >edition of Science report that new neurons grow an attach themselves to the >cerebral cortex. Check: >http://www.time.com/time/search/article/0,8599,32673,00.html > > Now one has to wait for the identification of factors or conditions that >will achieve this process in vivo. > > I hope this is not going to be a long wait. > > Here is hoping, > > Raj >[log in to unmask] > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Murray Charters" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:12 AM >Subject: How Many Folks Use The "NEWS" Tools? > > > > >>Good Morning All, >> >>I'm interested to know how many folks use the >>"news" tools i posted on the web at: >> >>http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ >> >>to catch headlines like.... >> >>HIV could be Trojan horse for life-saving genes >> >>British Firm Cracks Stem Cell Production Problem >> >>UK scientists must bank embryo stem cells: regulator >> >>Cell research points to immortality >> >>Glowing Green Mice >>Scientists Seek Disease, Balding Cures >> >>etc. >> >>Was this exercise worthwhile? >> >>cheers ..... murray >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> >> >mailto:[log in to unmask] > > >>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn