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Originally Posted by soccertese
seems end game would be find drugs/gene therapy that could do the same thina few more dopamine cells from stem cells, increase dopamine receptors? g as vigorous excercise.
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There is already one treatment in trial and another that has shown long term benefit over course of four years.
The PicoTesla Magnetic Resonator is entering Phase III trials. It reduces symptoms for months.
http://www.pico-tesla.com/#
Light therapy shows improvement of symptoms over course of four years.
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs...20520701420717
I honestly think that if they compared the longer term treatments like this, including cycling and DBS, to see what is that extra thing that we seem to need beyond dopamine replacement we would be making some real progress.