|
In Remembrance
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,904
|
|
|
In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,904
|
It appears to have been the delivery system with GDNF, and the deliveries above and below are not going to be ready for years; Thus, GDNF has not gone quietly into the night...p
Posted April 24, 2008
Stem cell experts: Results take time
By Robert Mentzer
Wausau Daily Herald
rmentzer@wdhprint.com
The science of stem cell research holds real promise, but many practical applications remain far off, scientists said this week at a Wausau conference on stem cell ethics.
Clive Svendsen, a professor of anatomy and neurology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducts research on Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders.
One promising technique, he said, is the use of stem cells that generate a protein known as GDNF, which can limit degeneration of neurons. Svendsen has conducted clinical tests on rats, and has a new academic paper showing that the same techniques work in the brains of primates. This treatment, he said, could be used to dramatically slow the progress of diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's or ALS.
"Cure is a very strong word," Svendsen said. "But I think there are very interesting implications for treatment."
Full article
paula
__________________
paula
"Time is not neutral for those who have pd or for those who will get it."
|