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11/03/2003 Participants needed for Clinical Trials
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs volunteers in large national study to find treatments to stop the progression or worsening of Parkinson's disease.
10/30/2003 Study: Extra copies of gene may cause Parkinson's
Certain patients with Parkinson's disease carry extra copies of a gene that clogs their brains with excess proteins -- a finding that may lead to better treatments and perhaps a way to stop the deadly disease, scientists recently said.
09/10/2003 Sometimes the Labels Lie
Consumerlab.com tests various brands of vitamins and herbal supplements and finds some do not deliver what is promised on the labels (New York Times, September 9, 2003)
08/21/2003 Foundation Releases Statement on Gene Therapy as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Response to news of Phase I gene therapy clinical trial currently underway at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
08/18/2003 Aspirin May Lower Parkinson's Risk
Study: anti-inflammatories appear to ward off the disease
06/25/2003 FDA Approves New Parkinson's Drug
The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Stalevo(R) for use in treating Parkinson's disease.
04/11/2003 NINDS Launches Two Large Clinical Trials for Parkinson's Disease
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has launched a trial for deep brain stimulation (DBS) and another to study the impact of two neuroprotective agents.
03/31/2003 Parkinson's Drug Shows Promise
A preliminary trial to test the safety of a drug in people with Parkinson's disease surprised scientists when all five patients showed measurable improvement.
02/10/2003 Scientists replace human stem cell genes
Scientists said on Sunday, February 9 they had, for the first time, genetically manipulated human stem cells -- a first step towards making the body's so-called master cells into a useful tool.
02/05/2003 Sen. Hatch sided with science on stem cells
Legislation sponsored by Hatch and four senators who support abortion rights - Arlen Specter (R., Pa.), Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), Edward M. Kennedy (D., Mass.) and Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) - would ban cloning to create human beings, called "reproductive cloning," but would allow it for research, or "therapeutic cloning."
01/16/2003 Scientific Advisory Board Responds to Fetal Tissue Study Results
Our Scientific Advisory Board shares observations on the results of Dr. Warren Olanow's fetal tissue study and his recent report on the issue.
