Word: parkinsons
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...characters emphasize once again the cold reality of human violence, which can even occur in the name of love. Based on Stewart O’Nan’s novel of the same name, the film takes place in a nameless small town. The story centers on Arthur Parkinson (Michael Angarano, “Seabiscuit”), a high school trombone player who must deal with the separation of his parents and the crumbling marriage of his ex-babysitter, Annie (Kate Beckinsale, “Underworld”). As Arthur’s parents attempt to reconcile their differences, Annie...
...Part of it was being not just the brilliant son of a multimillionaire - someone who surely sensed entitlement from an early age - but the son of a particular multimillionaire, Bernard Spitzer. Bernard (who is in his 80s and suffering from Parkinson's) was a fierce, demanding parent. He once reduced Eliot to tears during a game of Monopoly. Bernard, a real estate developer, had ordered his son - at the time a boy of 7 or 8 - to sell him a piece of property; Eliot then couldn't afford the rent when a roll of the dice landed him on that...
...loyal Thatcherite. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary William Whitelaw, whom Thatcher considered too moderate, has been elevated to the House of Lords. His Home Office job will be filled by Leon Brittan, a fast-rising Thatcher favorite and onetime deputy to Howe at Treasury. Conservative Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson was rewarded for his conduct of the election campaign by being made head of an expanded Department of Trade and Industry...
...Treating Parkinson's disease is much more complicated than just using stem cells to produce more dopamine, as Kinsley wishes. Stem-cell growth and dopamine production can't always be controlled, and too much dopamine can cause involuntary movements and hallucinations. Embryonic stem cells transplanted or injected into the brain have produced mixed results in both animals and humans. Parkinson's affects the whole brain, and dopamine alone cannot cure it. Why should I hope for an ethical cure? My wife has been living with Parkinson's for nine years. Steve Maloney, FRANKLIN...
...like that Kinsley brought to light the fact that the embryonic stem cells used in research come from fertility clinics, which otherwise would discard them. The advances scientists have made without government funding prove that with the necessary backing, we could be well on the way to curing Parkinson's and myriad other illnesses. Jessica McLellan, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS...