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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
More than half a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that leads to tremor and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. Although not a normal part of aging, Parkinson's occurs most often among people 60 and older, and the risk increases with age. Older adults now can visit the NIHSeniorHealth Web site to learn more about Parkinson's disease here.
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When Grace Happens (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
SOMETIMES I SITS AND THINK. OTHER TIMES I JUST SITS. I am reading Kathleen Norris’ book Acedia and me slowly and carefully. It is like a rich dessert that is best enjoyed as it is consumed intentionally. It has been a long time since a book touched me so deeply with conviction and at the same time offered me hope. The subject of “acedia” (sloth, despair idleness) is of particular interest to me in...
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Discovering Biology in a Digital Wo (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Lots of bloggers in the DNA network have been busy these past few days writing about Google's co-founder Sergey Brin, his blog , his wife's company ( 23andme ), and his mutation in the LRRK2 gene. I was a little surprised to see that while other bloggers ( here , here , here , and here ) have been arguing about whether or not the mutation really increases the risk to the degree (20-80%) mentioned...
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Health Informatin Plus (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
High cholesterol? Manage your cholesterol and live your life to the fullest. People who are already in between 25 to 54 years old. Based on research studies, This is the age bracket wherein the highest cholesterol levels are found. Most of these people has 86% chances to develop Parkinson's disease in the next 18 years, compared to those who have low cholesterol and those who are just in the normal...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
PATIENTS WITH illnesses such as Parkinson's disease and stroke will not be able to access a range of new treatments in a timely fashion, a leading neurologist has warned.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 70 percent of patients with Parkinson's disease report pain, which is significantly higher than the frequency of pain in healthy controls, according to a brief report in the Archives of Neurology.
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Half Sigma (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Per the NY Times: Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder, said Thursday that he has a gene mutation that increases his likelihood of contracting Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that can impair speech, movement and other...
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Daily Mail on Sunday (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Google's co-founder Sergey Brin has discovered he has an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, after taking a genetic test by a company founded by his wife.
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Portfolio.com: The Tech Observer (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Kevin Maney writes: Google co-founder Sergey Brin is getting a lot of attention for revealing that he is genetically pre-disposed to getting Parkinson's Disease. I admire him for doing it. This is very personal information, obviously, but Brin chose to contribute to a debate society must now have. In coming years, everyone is going to be able to know what their genes could have in store for them....
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Portfolio.com: The Tech Observer (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
- New post-Seinfeld Microsoft commercials are live. [ TechCrunch ] - Google cofounder Sergey Brin has launched a new blog where he talks about his predisposition to Parkinson's Disease. [ Google , NYT ] - Amazon.com is venturing further into the cloud computing business. [ NYT ] - Sam Gustin Related Links IE8's New Privacy Features Nerds Talking Browsers Google to Microsoft: Game On
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GadgetManiac (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Sergey Brin starts a blog, explains the choice of Blog name, and discloses that he has the G2019S variant of the LRRK2 gene. The health implications associated with the mutation are a 20% to 80% elevated risk for Parkinson’s Disease. Too - Sergey Brin’s personal blog
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Widows Quest (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
It is my Auntie’s birthday today. She lost her husband to Parkinson’s disease a few years ago and I have to say that I am so proud of how she has coped. She was devastated, in fact inconsolable for weeks or months, yet now she has found a new life. She visits my uncles grave regularly, [...]
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The Michigan Prospect (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
THE COSTS TO MICHIGAN OF RESTRICTIONS ON EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH Allen Goodman, Ph.D. September 15, 2008 From heart disease and Parkinson’s disease to spinal cord injuries and diabetes, embryonic stem cell research holds the key that could potentially unlock elusive treatments and cures. However, Michigan law effectively bans critical components of embryonic stem cell research that leading scientists...
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Daily Mail on Sunday (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
A former headmaster who hoarded thousands of indecent images of children on his computer walked free from court today after telling a judge that his medication for Parkinson's Disease makes him 'hypersexually' active.
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bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
When people envision using human embryonic stem cells for “regenerative medicine,” they often talk about making neurons to treat Parkinson’s disease, cardiac cells to repair the damage caused by a heart attack, or pancreatic islet cells to replace those destroyed by diabetes. (New York Times)
