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It is my understanding that embryonic stem cell research will facilitate this important endeavor, as we have seen that just replacing brain cells, as in the case of Dennis Turner, Dr. Leveseque's patient, does not produce a permanent cure as the cause of PD is unknown. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy L Vinecore" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 7:59 PM Subject: First Things First >I see a lot written about finding the cure for pd but in my opinion we > should focus first on finding the cause(s). There is a lot of first class > work being done by genetisists, mds and others but the short answer one > gets > when you ask them "what causes pd" is "we don't know". Perhaps someone > in > this group will be the one to find the cause, I've always said anything is > possible. I encourage you all to participate in research studies, > particularly those that might lead to finding the cause(s). The cure(s) > and > perhaps prevention might then be easier to determine. > \Randy > > > \ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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