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So - is anyone out there collecting, um,menstrual output ? if not, why not, even if revolting ? If yes, I may be able to provide, tho menopausal (hot flushes AND shakes - great !) Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > Science News > > Uterine Stem Cells Create New Neurons That Can Curb Parkinson's Disease > ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2008) - The injection of uterine stem cells trigger > growth of new brain cells in mice with Parkinson's disease, Yale School of > Medicine researchers report. > "Previously, we were able to coax these multipotent stem cells to > differentiate into cartilage cells," said lead author Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., > professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive > Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and section chief of Reproductive > Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale School of Medicine. "Now we have found > > that we can turn uterine stem cells into neurons that can boost dopamine > levels and partially correct the problem of Parkinson's disease." > Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system > > that often impairs the sufferer's motor skills and speech. The primary > symptoms are the results of decreased stimulation of the motor cortex by the > > basal ganglia, which is normally caused by the insufficient formation and > action of dopamine. > The stem cells in this study were derived from human endometrial stromal > cells that were cultured under conditions that induce the creation of > neurons. These cells then developed axon-like projections and cell bodies > with a pyramid shape typical of neurons. > "The dopamine levels in the mice increased once we transferred the stem > cells into their brains," Taylor said. "The implications of our findings are > > that women have a ready supply of stem cells that are easily obtained, are > differentiable into other cell types, and have great potential use for other > > purposes." > This research was presented in an abstract presented at the 2008 Society for > > Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 > in San Diego, California. > Other authors include Erin Wolff, M.D., who will present the abstract at > SGI, Zane B. Andrews, Xiao-Bing Gao and Katherine V. Yao. This abstract is > an SGI Trainee Plenary Session Selection and winner of the SGI President's > Presenter Award. > Adapted from materials provided by Yale University, via EurekAlert!, a > service of AAAS. > > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn