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...able to beat back the disease. What’s more, the benefits may not be limited to Parkinson’s, but may also be used to treat Huntinton’s, Lou Gehrig’s and even Alzheimer’s disease-all of which have similar neurochemical roots and could respond to similar drugs. Says neurobiologist Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh: "A breakthrough in any of these diseases could have an impact on the others...
...University went a step further, discovering a previously unseen mutation on the parkin gene that appears to link it to late-onset forms of the disease as well. "Once we figure out how that gene functions," says neurology professor Ira Shoulson of the University of Rochester Medical Center, "we could perhaps disrupt it pharmacologically...
Just as important as protecting healthy neurons is repairing or replacing nerve cells that have already been damaged. The body produces a whole bath of trophic-or growth-factors, that help neurons and other cells develop. If the brains of Parkinson’s patients could be fortified with additional trophic doses, many scientists believe, damaged neurons might be reawakened or repaired. While there is some thought in the medical community about engineering genes to churn out the substances, the pharmaceutical industry is taking a more direct approach...
...where it needs to go. The progress so far is promising. "We’re in phase two human trials and the study is going very well," says Dr. Craig Smith, an M.D. and the president of Guilford. "If the drug proves safe and extremely effective in trials, it could be on the market as early...
...cozy yellow house off Brattle Street. Somewhere in between the endless cups of tea made on a real stove and the nth great circle around the block with the resident director of security, Livingstone, I began to ask myself what it was I enjoyed so much about houses. What could dorms possibly lack...