Raj, wherer do i get the coq10 for my mother? is it a prescription like requip? thanks paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joao Carvalho" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:46 AM Subject: Re: This is good news! > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn