Parkinson's Breakthrough?

HeyLeroy · 25th September 2009, 07:20 PM

I'm cautiously optimistic:

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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Each time University of Windsor graduate student Katie Facecchia sees actor Michael J. Fox on television talking about his life-and-death battle with Parkinson’s disease she “can’t help but think — just hang on, there’ll be something soon.”

Facecchia is part of a team of researchers from the school’s biochemistry and psychology departments, led by Prof. Siyaram Pandey, who believe they have made a research breakthrough that has proven in laboratory tests to halt the advance of Parkinson’s.
http://tinyurl.com/ydgt9p3

Amapola · 25th September 2009, 09:54 PM

Hey - that's very cool! It's a start at least, I hope they are able to continue research.

jasonpatterson · 25th September 2009, 11:33 PM

I hope it's real, but it seems odd that a simple vitamin supplement would do the job (CoQ-10 and vitamin E.) That's what the newspaper article suggests anyway. I suppose that if I had Parkinson's, I might try this though.

It would seem that a great many people must already do so:
http://parkinsons-disease.emedtv.com...nzyme-q10.html

HeyLeroy · 26th September 2009, 12:15 PM

Interesting, JP.

Maybe it's because of this (from the link in the OP):

Quote:

Pandey said the compound is not new. Research has been done by other labs using Co-Q10 and has shown similarly promising results. But, in those experiments, the compound was oil based and not water-soluble, necessitating much larger doses to achieve the same result. He said the amount needed was so high that to administer it to humans in effective doses “was just not possible.”

ETA: Coenzyme_Q10^WP

25th September 2009, 07:20 PM	#1
HeyLeroy Vegan Cannibal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Going off the rails on the Crazy Train. Posts: 5,434	Parkinson's Breakthrough? I'm cautiously optimistic: Quote: WINDSOR, Ont. -- Each time University of Windsor graduate student Katie Facecchia sees actor Michael J. Fox on television talking about his life-and-death battle with Parkinson’s disease she “can’t help but think — just hang on, there’ll be something soon.” Facecchia is part of a team of researchers from the school’s biochemistry and psychology departments, led by Prof. Siyaram Pandey, who believe they have made a research breakthrough that has proven in laboratory tests to halt the advance of Parkinson’s. http://tinyurl.com/ydgt9p3
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25th September 2009, 11:33 PM	#3
jasonpatterson Philanthropic Misanthrope Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Macedonia, OH Posts: 904	I hope it's real, but it seems odd that a simple vitamin supplement would do the job (CoQ-10 and vitamin E.) That's what the newspaper article suggests anyway. I suppose that if I had Parkinson's, I might try this though. It would seem that a great many people must already do so: http://parkinsons-disease.emedtv.com...nzyme-q10.html
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26th September 2009, 12:15 PM	#4
HeyLeroy Vegan Cannibal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Going off the rails on the Crazy Train. Posts: 5,434	Interesting, JP. Maybe it's because of this (from the link in the OP): Quote: Pandey said the compound is not new. Research has been done by other labs using Co-Q10 and has shown similarly promising results. But, in those experiments, the compound was oil based and not water-soluble, necessitating much larger doses to achieve the same result. He said the amount needed was so high that to administer it to humans in effective doses “was just not possible.” ETA: Coenzyme_Q10^WP
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