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I think what this study is after is not pumping nicotine, clearly it has long been known that smokers get pd. I think the nugget here is in the understanding of the receptor that requires interference. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2011, at 6:10 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > Here's my two cents. Smoked from age 13 to 23. Quit for 6 1/2 years. > Went back in 1981. Still smoking. I am 61. During that time I quit once > for 5 months and once for 9 months. Didn't help me. My father smoked too > from a young age; something like 2 packs a day plus cigars. Quit when I was > very young (don't remember him smoking). Diagnosed with PD in his 70's but > symptoms started way before then. He lost his sense of smell in his early > 60's. Dr. said it was from a cold and he may or may not get it back. > They didn't know then what they know now. In 2000 he fell and broke his hip. > Lasted about 2 months and passed away. My Goddaughter who previously > worked with a doctor at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia worked with > primates doing research on PD. She said it is neuroprotective but they had > to give the primates so much nicotine they vomited. I'll pass, thank you. > Roberta Innarella > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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