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April 1st, 2016

First in Israel: Surgery that Removes Shaking due to Parkinson’s Disease (Friday, April 1st, 2016 - See more at:

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In the USA

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Ultrasound surgery where a portion of your brain is irreversibly damaged.

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OR

Stem cell therapy using ones own cells. Where dopamine is created and no permanent damage to the brain. I think I will wait for stem cell therapy.

April 29, 2016 - Summit for Stem Cell has received a $250,000 grant from the National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) to support the development of a patient-specific stem cell therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The Summit research project is directed by Dr. Andrés Bratt-Leal in the lab of Dr. Jeanne Loring at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA.

The aim of of the research is to use a patient’s own skin cells to create normal dopamine-producing neurons that can be returned to the patient without rejection. Dopamine, a chemical that sends messages to areas of the brain that control movement and coordination, is decreased in Parkinson’s when dopamine-producing neurons malfunction or die. This patient-specific therapy has the potential to halt or reverse the damage of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, including ALS.

summitforstemcell.org/

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Hopefully, it's closer to reality.  They're starting a dopamine stem cell clinical trial at the University of Pittsburgh now.  Let's all send up a collective prayer for a safe and speedy result and approval.

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Good morning Roy,

Yes please follow our work at summitforstemcell.org. It sounds like you've done your homework! If you are available we welcome you to join us on a free lab tour any first Tuesday of the month at 11 AM at the Scripps Research Institute. It will give you great hope about your future.

Sherrie Gould

Executive Director

Summit for Stem Cell Foundation

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how far are we before we can see the stem cell therapy

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I do not know but from their graph only close

summitforstemcell.org/page/...

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Is that the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, Ca?

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I think so, yes

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Thank you RoyProp

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Chef887

Fantastic results. Praise Jehovah,God!!

Univ of Va, replies to my enquiry

Hello,

We are not performing clinical trials for Parkinsons tremors using Focused Ultrasound at this time. To my knowledge, there is no one performing them in the United States currently. It is not FDA approved.

Thanks,

Amy

Amy Warren, MS CCRC

Clinical Research Coordinator

UVA Neurosurgery Clinical Trials Office

phone: 434-243-9508

fax: 434-982-6727

From: RoyP

Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2016 7:27 PM

To: FUSbrain@virginia.edu

Subject: [fusbrain] ultrasound for my Parkinson's

Is it now FDA approved? Are PwP, people in USA receiving treatment? What has been their results?

Where do I turn to to find such treatment? West coast, preferred as I live in New Mexico,USA.

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SuperMNew

This is fantastic news, RoyProp!  I am wondering if it is permanent relief for Parkinsons?

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Stem cells - "It will give you great hope about your future."

Ultrasound - To my understanding, limited to stopping tremors. Permanent damage to the core of your brain.

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michaela13

It's like ablation to your heart. It's only a tiny morsel inside your brain. Google Kimberly Spletter. I was so close...

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