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Interesting. Tremor speed affected by digestion, emotion, general health etc - doess this relate ? Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > Scientists Explain The Reason For Parkinsonian Tremor > http://www.emaxhealth.com/39/23152.html > By: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - Fri, 07/11/2008 - > 15:31 > typical symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremor in patients. A group of > scientists, including Professor Peter Tass from Forschungszentrum Jülich > have succeeded in demonstrating the mechanisms which cause the so-called > tremor: neuron clusters in the depths of the brain drive the tremor. This > discovery supports Tass' research activities aiming at developing a therapy > for Parkinson's disease. A new deep brain pacemaker is to bring cells out of > > the diseased mode for good. > Today's article in the high-impact journal "Europhysics Letters" shows that > the scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich, a member of the Helmholtz > Association, are on the right track. Their new deep brain pacemaker is to > help Parkinson's patients on a large scale for the first time in 2009. > Communication between the networks of neurons is disturbed in people > suffering from Parkinson's disease. These "fire" their stimuli at the same > time thus causing the typical tremor. The frequency measured here is 5 hertz > > (Hz), i.e. five oscillations per second. In Germany, there are officially > around 150,000 Parkinson's patients, although it is estimated that up to > 450,000 people are affected. > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson 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