A question from Emanuel C: What do you think of regenerative therapies?
Would you like to live forever? If not, how would 150 years do you? Regenerative therapies promise to leave almost no area of medicine untouched, including ageing. They will cure Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease, Alzheimer’s disease, strokes, paralysis, heart disease and cancer. At the core of this medical revolution is the humble stem cell. Research continues apace and treatments are becoming a reality. Immortality might be within reach. But, does it foretell a utopian dream, or a torrid nightmare?
No 1 answer:
Answer by huggz It would be a nightmare! Just triple and quadruple the worlds problems now and that would be the awful future. I’m happy to live my allotted span, I would not want to extend that by decades. Cure illness by all means but I think it would be messing with nature too much to keep us alive artificially
Whether you agree or disagree, why not leave your own thoughts below.
A question asked by JUDITH P: How long do people with advanced Parkinson’s Disease live?
My husband has advanced diabetes and PD and is rapidly deterioriating. I’m worried about him.
No 1 answer:
Answer by jyd9999 diabetes and pd hit everyone differently so no one knows
If you are looking for a video about parkinson’s disease causes then look no further because below you will find a great video I ran across just the other day.
Sybil’s Parkinson’s Disease can no longer be effectively treated with drug therapy. Deep brain stimulation is an alternative treatment that can re-establish quality of life in such patients. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Another great video on the topic of parkinson’s disease causes is included and we would welcome your comments once you have watched it.
(Play at max volume) Most patients and a good many doctors think of PD as simply a case of dying brain cells creating a shortage of the chemical dopamine. The treatment is to replace the dopamine. If this view was true, then this video would not be possible. I am in a state described as “off” and experiencing “freezing”. The medicines are not working and my feet stick to the floor. It is a miserable way to be, trust me. Nothing happens to increase dopamine, yet you see the magic of music. The importance here is that precious research dollars go by the truckload to the simplistic view of this condition when they should be going to new avenues. Dancing is fun, but I would rather have the option to walk. Video Rating: 0 / 5
A great visual look at the subject of parkinson’s disease symptoms.
Some people with Parkinson’s disease report that dance eases their symptoms and allows them to live better with the disease. With this in mind, this year’s Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Gala, on May 12, 2009, at the Pierre Hotel in NYC, was themed a ‘Celebration of Movement.’ The event included remarks from David Leventhal, Founding Teacher of the Mark Morris Group’s Dance for Parkinson’s Program, which is now viewed as a model for the Parkinson’s community. He spoke about the program’s exploration of the power of dance to alleviate the movement- related symptoms of Parkinson’s. He noted, “As one of our Brooklyn participants says, ‘When I’m in dance class, I don’t have Parkinson’s'…It’s a wonder that we don’t have more research about what actually happens to us when we dance…Of course, PDF is at the forefront of exploring this kind of research…the answers will no doubt provide rich benefits for all of us, but particularly for people with PD.” More info about the gala- www.pdf.org/en/media_pr/release/pr_1242327877 More info about the Mark Morris Group- www.pdf.org/en/resourcelink/view/resource/109
Question posed by Phillip S.: What result could stem cell research have on the drug companies?
Right now drug companies makes drugs to treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and to resist the rejection of organ transplants, among other things. What if stem cell research resulted in treatment that would eliminate the need for these drugs, would drug companies try to stop stem cell research by turning it into an abortion issue?
Best answer:
Answer by A T They wouldn’t stifle the innovation. Actually, quite the opposite – I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if the pharmaceutical companies were to buy out smaller stem cell companies if therapies are proven successful…This has actually been a common strategy for the development of the so-called “biologics” (largely protein-based medications used as targeted therapy for a variety of diseases).
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If, like me, you are passionate about the whole subject of parkinson’s disease treatment then I am sure you will find this video to be well worth watching. If so, please leave a comment!
Videos, such as that shown here, are an excellent way to understand the subject of parkinson’s disease.
This 72-year-old patient was unable to resist blinking when we tapped on the glabella. This is the glabellar reflex or Myerson’s sign . It is often an early sign of Parkinson’s disease, but can also be seen in early dementia as well as other progressive neurologic illness. Note the left (ie, asymmetrical) hand resting tremor. Video Rating: 5 / 5
