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In Remembrance
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LDN Website Update - November 13, 2006
www.lowdosenaltrexone.org / www.ldninfo.org Latest News as of November 2006: Two New LDN Studies Planned at Eminent US Medical Centers Pending institutional approvals, the year 2007 may finally see US clinical studies of LDN in multiple sclerosis and in fibromyalgia. A crossover study at the University of California, San Francisco, is being planned by neurological researcher Bruce Cree, MD. If approved, some 80 patients with MS will be involved. Contributions would surely be welcome and can be made by contacting the Clinical Studies Manager at UCSF, Dr. Elena Koryeyeva, at 415-514-2467. In addition, a post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University's Neuroimaging and Pain Laboratory is hoping to launch a clinical study on LDN for fibromyalgia this coming year. Animal Research at Penn State Uses LDN and a Model of MS The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has confirmed that the NMSS "recently awarded a small Pilot Award to Ian Zagon [Ph.D.] at Pennsylvania State University in Hershey, PA for the term of 09/01/2006 through 08/31/2007 in the amount of $44,000. The title of his project is 'Role of opioid peptides and receptors in MS.' This study will be treating an animal model of MS daily with either a high dose of naltrexone or a low dose of naltrexone to determine whether naltrexone influences disease course." For Zagon's description of the project, please see the linked Clinical Trials page. Mali Plan for LDN HIV Clinical Trial Gains Support Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D., an autism specialist who has pioneered the use of LDN for that disorder, has taken on the mantle of U.S. Medical Consultant/Coordinator for the Mali LDN HIV+ Study. Motivated by a special interest in the very difficult conditions of many women and children in Africa, Dr. McCandless and Dr. Zimmerman, her husband, are trying to raise philanthropic donations for the study. They will visit Mali from December 4th through the 12th in order to work with the LDN Project health team there, which will conduct the research project. (Corresponding changes have also been made to the "Clinical Trials for LDN" and "The Developing Nations Project" pages.) LDN Website Editors
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