Word: parkinsonism
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...Almost every major city is trying to set up stem-cell work," says Una Chen, head of the Stem Cell Therapy Program at the University of Giessen in Germany. "It's a boom." So, for example, scientists in Sweden are studying how stem cells might be used to treat Parkinson's disease. A Belgian team is investigating whether they might be used to treat diabetes. Some researchers expect therapies for these diseases will require embryonic stem cells because of their potential to grow into all types of tissue, but many labs work with both cell types. "We're not sure...
...easily detected proteins found in skin cells. They claim that their test can provide enough information to detect the disease at its earliest stages, when treatments might be most effective. Even more encouraging, they report that the test is sensitive enough to distinguish Alzheimer's from other dementias, including Parkinson's disease...
...nearly every poll, voters say they disagree with the President's veto by about a 2-to-1 ratio. Almost half of those surveyed in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll last week said that either they or someone in their family suffers from one of the conditions--cancer, Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, spinal-cord injuries or heart disease--for which stem-cell research is believed to hold the greatest promise. "There are a lot of things we do here [in Washington] that don't touch people directly. This one does," says Congressman Rahm Emanuel, head...
...body. They have the ability to self-renew, which means that they are theoretically immortal and can continue to divide forever if provided with enough nutrients. Because they are so plastic, they hold enormous promise as the basis for new treatments and even cures for disorders ranging from Parkinson's and heart disease to diabetes and even spinal-cord injury...
Nerve cells Could be used to treat Parkinson's, spinal-cord injuries and strokes TIME Graphic