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> I was talking to a Parkinson's disease specialist nurse recently, and she > said there's been some progress controlling stem cell transplants by making > them antibiotic-sensitive, so when they over-grow you can turn them off > with a dose of antibiotics. That´s a good idea. In France 5 patients suffering from huntington disease had some stem cells implanted in 1996 already but the study was revealed in 2000 only. 3 of these patients saw thier intellectual improve ( memory, communication...) and their movements also. This improvementpeaked after 2 years post op and declined again between 4-6 years post op. A second experiment started a year ago with 30 HD patients who received cells and 30 who got placebo. First results will be published in 2008. This is the biggest experiment in the world so far. has anyone read D. Keyes ´Flowers for Algernon´? maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn