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Unbelievable! Great "NEW IDEA!" 15 years ago (before I became more advanced,) I told my neurologist that I noticed when I woke up, I was able to walk around and felt great for a little while before I took any medication. He told me that was what they called the "sleep effect" and they didn't know why that happened. I remember telling him at the time, why aren't researchers trying to find out. It is frustrating - I have no training in science or medicine...but sometimes I have to wonder why or how the experts can miss these things. For example, my husband, who has every heart problem imaginable was showing signs of what looked to me, like heart failure. For years, I asked the cardiologist, could he possibly have heart failure? The cardiologist ran more tests and continued to tell me, "I have told you, he does NOT have heart failure." We changed doctors and I asked the new one, "Could he have heart failure?" and was told NO. After a recent trip to the ER where his symptoms were so bad, he almost died....we were told he had heart failure! To bring this to a logical conclusion, I guess we should take our "hunches" more seriously and pursue them. Nina Brown "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make of our circumstances." Secretary/Founding Board Member, The Alliance for Medical Research (http://www.tamr-ed.org) Founding Board Member, Texans for Advancement of Medical Research (http://www.txamr.org) Vice President, Houston Area Parkinson Society (http://www.hapsonline.org) State Coordinator, Parkinson's Action Network (http://www.parkinsonsaction.org) On Feb 11, 2008, at 1:35 PM, M.Schild wrote: > New Idea for Parkinson’s Treatment > > (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with Parkinson’s disease suffer from > tremors, > rigidity and impaired movement. A drug called L-DOPA is often > prescribed and > provides relief from these symptoms. The problem is L-DOPA can cause > prominent side effects that eventually counteract its effectiveness. > New > research reveals serotonin could be the answer to this problem with > L-DOPA. > Serotonin is a well-studied neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, > appetite, sexuality and sleep. Researchers from Sweden say it may > also play a > crucial role in Parkinson’s disease. Investigators report that the > side > effects from L-DOPA treatment can be blocked by manipulating a > specific > serotonin receptor. The research was done using a mouse model of the > disease. > Specifically, scientists say serotonin 1B receptor plays a role in L- > DOPA > induced symptoms. They say their research provides scientific > rationale for > developing drugs that act on the serotonin 1B receptor for the > treatment of > advanced Parkinson’s disease. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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