Re: NEWS: Parkinson's study using fetal cell implants has disastrous results

[Raymond Strand <strandra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Keep  on hoping. :-)

Murray Charters wrote:
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> Hi All,
> Even tho I've been expecting this paper for some time, I am very
> disappointed.  I will keep hoping for GOOD news.... murray
>

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Here it is the  letter from the The New England Journal of Medicine
about the use of a stem cells for clinical research.

The letter is  from the U R L that Murrray  provided.
It is a reality check  concerning this issue of human experimentation.
Janet has forwarded the text of this article to the list.

There are some very high powered people that signed this letter.
They are also the voice of reason.

Life goes on, some successes,and some failures.
My my heart goes out to those suffering from uncontrollable dyskinesias,
from the excess/poorly controlled activities of the cells.

15  percent of 20 is 3.
These 3  were the ones affected by dyskinesias.
17 of 20 had evidence  of cellular outgrowth.
Some older patients did not respond at all.

All 40 test subjects are our desperate or brave heroes.


Ray
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The New England Journal of Medicine -- March 8, 2001 -- Vol. 344, No. 10


Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease



          Parkinson's disease is characterized by the progressive loss of
dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain. These neurons
project widely throughout the cerebral hemispheres, but the motor symptoms
of Parkinson's disease -- bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and resting tremor
-- are almost certainly due to the loss of dopamine nerve terminals in the

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          Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D.
          Guy M. McKhann, M.D.
          National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
          Bethesda, MD 20892



                                 Ray Strand
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                     49/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired