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so - cure lies next to catarrh ? :) Quoting Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]>: > Newsclip from Northwest Parkinson's Foundation. > > I see in Oz PWP's run in circles ;-) > > Nic 57/15 > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > oneindia - A new study from Griffith University suggests that Parkinson's > patients' nose may harbour a cure for the disease. > > During the study, the researchers harvested adult stem cells from the noses > of Parkinson's patients and injected them into the rats with Parkinson's > symptoms. > > They found that this gave rise to dopamine producing brain cells when > transplanted. > > Director of the university's National Adult Stem Cell Research Centre, Alan > Mackay-Sim, said researchers simulated Parkinson's symptoms in rats by > creating lesions on one side of the brain similar to the damage caused in > human brains. > > "The lesions to one side of the brain made the rats run in circles," > News.com.au quoted Professor Mackay-Sim, as saying. > > "When stem cells from the nose of Parkinson's patients were cultured and > injected into the damaged area the rats re-acquired the ability to run in a > straight line. > > "All animals transplanted with the human cells had a dramatic reduction in > the rate of rotation within just three weeks," he added. > > The researchers believe that with the new finding they were in the on the > verge to finding a cure for Parkinson's, a debilitating disease which > includes loss of muscle control caused by the degeneration of cells that > produce the essential chemical dopamine in the brain. > > The current drug therapies often become less effective after prolonged use. > > http://www.nwpf.org/News.aspx?Item=2737 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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