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Some highlights of current newsletter from Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 710 West 168th St., New York NY 10032-9982: (212) 923-4700 or (800) 437-6676: -Recent studies focusing on environmental risk factors have turned up some preliminary confirmation of heavy metals, herbicides, and insecticides, including casual gardening activity. Familial clusters of PD aren't necessarily genetic, as families often share similar environment and lifestyle. -200 fetal transplants have been done so far, world-wide. Most patients experience minor to moderate improvement. Some transplants have been observed by PET scan to survive up to 6 years. Transplants improve on-off effect, slowness, and rigidity, but not tremor. US govt is funding a double-blind controlled study of 40 transplant patients, of whom 25 are so far enrolled. For details and qualifications, send SASE to PDF. -PDF supports research labs connected with Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in NYC, including a brain tissue bank for research and study of PD. Many people have willed their body to a medical institution for research, teaching, or transplantation, and PDF would like PD patients to arrange for donation of their brain tissue on death. To do so, contact PDF at the phone number or address above. -Mount Sinai (NY) is recruiting early-stage patients for study of a new MAO-B inhibitor (not named) which unlike Eldepryl doesn't produce amphetamine as a metabolite. For volunteer info contact Edward Olanow, (212) 241-6061. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403