Summary
Scientists have discovered that an active ingredient in an over-the-counter skin cream slows or stops the effects of Parkinson’s disease on brain cells.


http://www.hhmi.org/news/new-wrinkle...sease-research

from a cursory search it appears that the active ingredient, kinetin, can be found in coconut milk/water as well as sprouts.

After reviewing what actually took place in this study, I believe this may actually turn out to be a major finding. Researchers have known for years how to turn off enzymes that effect various deseases. However, I believe this is the first time an enzyme has actually been turned on. Its to soon to know if KTP actually makes it all the way to an approved PD medication. The fact that it already is an approved molecule certainly helps and should cut down the research time frame somewhat. The real finding here is that scientists were able to turn on an enzyme to manipulate a gene. The implications of this are huge.


Gary

Has anyone tried this? thanks, madelyn

This could possibly be a major find, but how would we get the ingredient in the skin cream to where it counts? Would we rub ib into our skin or what . I have long believed that our disease begins at the celliular level, more specifically in the cell' s mitochondria - the "powerhouse of cells. Yet , we have poor animal models, as those used for testing are usually lesion end rats. I read that 95% of animal models fail! and that makes it takes even longer than 15-18 years to gain drug approval.

I would support doing away with animal studies altogether based on that low number of successful trials.

Olsen - whew do you get such interesting topics? Do you use alerts?

Thx
Peggy

Hi Peg, I do have "google alerts", and I also belong to a number of subversive forums/groups that share information. I have always been an avid researcher and reader. Just the past 12 years most of my research has focused on Parkinson's Disease.
I actually had a tube of this cream in my cabinet--for myself (those pesky blotches/sun spots). I have discovered I cannot use it at night; wakefulness results. I experimented on myself 3 times; will not go sleepless for further substantiation. Though in retrospect, how stupid to have followed the first sleepless night with 2 more just to prove it was the cream. (I do not have PD; my husband does. We have not tried it on him yet. )

madelyn

Looks interesting. Over the counter & there is a product called "Kinetin Cream" for skin treatment but I haven't found a supplier yet.

Might try adding coconut to papaya and ferment them together to see if this is a good symbiotic relationship( between the enzymes of the 2 fruits...might be the link we have been looking for. ) Thanks Anagirl!!! Will report on how it does. Will look for a papaya and a coconut in town tomorrow.