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Ray, What is your source for Turner's PD returning? How many years of good living has Turner had? Nick rayilynlee wrote: > Mary Ann, > > the "neurologist" of whom you speak was a neurosurgeon, not an MDS > movement > disorder specialist. > > As for embryonic stem cell implants for PD I didn't think there were any > yet, only animal studies. A fetal cell experiment had disastrous > results. > Dennis Turner's PD has returned after Dr. Levesque used his own adult > brain > cells, so I agree, cell replacement may not necessarily be the > answer. But > hESCR is needed according to most scientists to learn the > etiology(causes) > of disease, surely a precursor to treatment. of PD and other > diseases. All > kinds of SCR, knowledge and honesty are needed in this fight. Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:33 AM > Subject: Re: Why? Mary Ann > > >> If >> >>> whole swaths of scientific research are now decreed "out of bounds" as >>> discussion items, what will this group have left to talk about? >> >> >> Scientific research is *not* out of bounds. Discussions about people's >> right to disagree about stem cell research based on moral or ethical >> issues >> has, in the past, only proven divisive. A neurologist left this list >> (even >> though he provided wonderful insights into the treatment and >> mechanism of >> PD) specifically because of this kind of discussion. We all need to be >> united in this fight - not divided. >> >>> >>> It's now widely accepted that stem cells hold the key to cures for >>> Parkinson's and many other diseases and conditions. >> >> >> Stem cell implants in PWP were discontinued because of the resulting >> violent >> dyskinesia that occurred. It is altogether possible that stem cells are >> not >> the answer to PD. >> --------- >> God bless >> Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/266 - Release Date: 2/21/2006 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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