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Anybody ever heard of this before? Eye cell transplants aid Parkinson's patients 18.04.2002 11.00am WASHINGTON - Eye cells transplanted into the brains of Parkinson's patients have markedly improved their symptoms and may provide an alternative to steadily increasing doses of medication, doctors say. The eye cells produce dopamine, the important chemical lacking in the brains of people with Parkinson's, whose disease begins with trembling or stiffness and progresses to a rigidity that leaves them virtually paralysed. Dr Ray Watts, a professor of neurology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, today said six patients who got the eye cell transplants showed a regression of their symptoms. Full story at: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1542293&thesection=ne ws&thesubsection=world&reportid=16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn