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...calcium waves, providing a new line for Alzheimer’s therapy. “Modulating the activity of astrocytes might be an interesting therapeutic target slightly different than the neurocentric view,” said Kuchibhotla. Since this research can be applicable to other diseases—including Parkinson??s, Huntington’s, and Lou Gehrig’s disease—Bacskai and researchers at MIND are in the process of using these imaging techniques to study other neurodegenerative diseases. “The point of MIND is to have all the researchers...
...focused on his own research, examining the pathology of spinal muscular atrophy. According to Eggan, “by the time people are sick, a lot of the disease process is already over.” For example, 80 to 90 percent of the relevant brain cells in Parkinson??s Disease have died before the patient begins to exhibit severe symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the full progression of a disease, especially in its early stages to find a cure. “We can use stem cells as sort of flight recorders for disease...
...more than 50 percent of prescribed medicines come from natural sources or are patterned after natural sources. He said that compounds found in cone snails protect brain cells from death when deprived of blood flow, for example, which may be useful for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson??s Disease. Chivian said he believes that benefits for humans in preserving biodiversity might move both the general public and public policy makers. For this reason, he said it was important to write the book in terms the general public could understand. “We [scientists...
...Harvard’s scientists saw the ethical calculus differently, reasoning that their research could provide life-saving medical treatments to millions of people suffering from diseases like Parkinson??s and diabetes. In 2004, University leaders created the multi-million dollar Harvard Stem Cell Institute and started laying plans to give it prime real estate within the new Allston campus...
...students, President Faust, it is to shield them from cynicism. During Freshman Week, awkward first-years keep getting reminded that they are the best and the brightest. Remember that story you told us, of little Timmy or somebody who began just like us and went on to cure Parkinson??s or something his junior year? I understand that the point of it was to keep us almost romantically inspired. Everyday on campus, as we watch heads of state mingling with Nobel Laureates, we start believing that with our Harvard education we really can change the world...