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Nina: Have a speedy recovery and let us how you are doing. thanks for sharing your statement below. I hope it was alright I passed your message on in FACEBOOK and included your name as a friend Nina. it is a good idea to remind oneself that we are in charge of our life and that darn ole Parkinson needs to take a back seat. dang... easy for me to say... i am the caregiver, not the patient. Merry Christmas to all of you Christians out there:>) Patti On Dec 14, 2009, at 9:02 PM, Nina P. Brown wrote: > Thanks...me too. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > Nina > "Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what > we make of our circumstances." > > > > > On Dec 13, 2009, at 5:40 PM, rayilynlee wrote: > >> Hooray for you, Nina. I hope you have an excellent outcome. >> >> Ray >> >> Rayilyn Brown >> Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:12 AM >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Potential of iPS cells for reproductive purposes >> raises ethical questions >> >>> Just can't believe it took then so to figure it out. >>> >>> Just had DBS in I MRI in SF with dr Starr. >>> Still recouperating. >>> Nina >>> >>> >>> Sent from Nina's iPhone >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2009, at 12:41 PM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> I wondered how long it would take before someone figured this >>>> out. Like IVF, gametes for reproduction OK, but not for >>>> cures. Don't you just want to give up? >>>> >>>> Ray >>>> >>>> Ethical Questions Are Being Raised in Stem Cell Research >>>> ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2009) - A groundbreaking discovery two >>>> years ago that turned ordinary skin cells back into an embryonic >>>> or "pluripotent" state was hailed as the solution to the >>>> controversial ethical question that has plagued stem-cell >>>> science for the past decade. >>>> >>>> But is it the solution? Or have iPS cells (induced pluripotent >>>> stem cells) simply added a new dimension to the legal, social and >>>> ethical debates that are an important and necessary part of stem- >>>> cell advances. >>>> This was the central question discussed by an international group >>>> of leading scientists, bioethicists and legal scholars who >>>> attended a workshop organized by the Stem Cell Network this >>>> summer in Barcelona. Outcomes of the workshop will be published >>>> Dec. 10 in the journal Cell. Among the issues summarized in the >>>> article are consent, privacy, clinical translation and >>>> intellectual property rights for iPS cells that are derived for >>>> scientific study and/or clinical therapies. >>>> >>>> Timothy Caulfield, research director at the University of >>>> Alberta's Health Law Institute and principal investigator at the >>>> Stem Cell Network, says that while iPS technology eliminates some >>>> of the ethical issues specific to embryonic stem-cell research >>>> it also adds new challenges. >>>> >>>> "From a legal perspective, iPS technology is fascinating and >>>> complex. For example, if an iPS cell can be made into a >>>> functional human gamete, the potential exists for reproductive >>>> purposes. What would this mean for donor consent, concerns about >>>> cloning and rights of a potential child to know its parents," >>>> said Caulfield. >>>> >>>> "What could this mean to assisted reproduction practices and >>>> would- be parents with no other option? If anything, we know >>>> considerable thought and policy development needs to be placed >>>> around these and other issues." >>>> >>>> Michael Rudnicki, scientific director of the Stem Cell Network, >>>> agrees and says the promise of stem cell advances using iPS cells >>>> is staggering. "If iPS cells can be made safe for clinical >>>> therapies, it will ultimately make the delivery faster and more >>>> economical. But as a scientist I am cautious. So much is based >>>> on future prospects and there is much work that needs to be done >>>> in the labs before it becomes a therapeutic reality," says >>>> Rudnicki. >>>> >>>> Adapted from materials provided by University of Alberta, via >>>> EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> University of Alberta (2009, December 11). New ethical questions >>>> are being raised in stem cell research. ScienceDaily. Retrieved >>>> December 11, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily >>>> 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 >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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