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The results among the placebo patients in a study point to the power of positive thinking, among other things. Would you mind posting any links to info on this study? I'm excited to read info on actual stem cell implantations being done on humans. Thanks. And sorry if I'm jumping in in the middle of a conversation. I'm not suggesting that the scientists are above playing politics, especially those researchers who are subsidized by the drug companies. But science can seem "tight" because the scientific method is very demanding. Experiments are like ointment. If a fly gets into the ointment, (or if an uncontrollable variable enters into the idea being tested in an experiment), the scientific method demands that the entire jar of ointment be discarded. For the scientific method, you can't just stick your finger in the ointment and scoop the fly out. Scientists should take great care not to make any assumptions, and only rely on results that are verifiable. By the way, by using the scientific method, I've been able to determine through exhaustive but verifiable experimentation, that the Buffalo Bills are going to open up a can o' whoop-ass on the Houston Texans at the Ralph this Sunday. Football! Woot! Enjoy! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Nixon" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 2:29 AM Subject: Stem cells > The funny thing about stem cell treatment, the placebo patients in > one experiment that had the surgeries, but nothing was implanted, > had very good results. Their PD symptoms were greatly reduced for > over a year! However, many of the people that received the implants > had ghastly side effects: violent movements like dyskinesia, the > implanted cell developed into teeth and optic tissue. The > Parkinson's researchers feel that stem-cells will not yield good > results. If a body is determined to induce dormancy in its own > dopamine cells, it would eventually extinguish it in other > introduced cells unless those cells are growing out of control, > causing violent symptoms of dopamine excess. The younger > researchers acknowledge many PD symptoms are not dopamine related. > > As to Bush accepting anti-science, the scientific community is > extremely tight. If anyone, even one of their own comes up with a > differing theory, they are not listened to. The grants and money > are where it is. In this case it is that dopamine is the answer, > whether it is or not. They will let the PDs live or die by their > decision. So anyone that goes against their plan, is anti-science, > even if the anti-science is very scientific, done by PhDs, Mds and > whatever. > Paula > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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