Interesting New Parkinson Study

[DicCarlson]

Since PD is a close cousin to RLS - this is a very interesting study...

sciencesources.eurekalert.o...

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I watched this on BBC , watched the surgery which was like them having gruesome dark ages metal put into their brains. They were very brave women and men to have it done , it could potentially have all gone wrong,, The drug company which was showing interest on the outcome, pulled out , which meant these people were left with no more treatments, which mean they all went back to how they were before. So, that bit was sad. The doctor was certain it works, and has great faith in it, It needs more funds to re-start the trial. Canadian business man who had shown interest and wants to raise money for the next phase to be done.

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If you are in the UK and interested in this type of thing, you can watch it on iplayer, its a two part programme.

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It was an amazing documentary - it rivalled any movie I have watched. It had science fiction made fact. People dicing with death. People who risked all to achieve themselves. There were triumphs and failures.

I had a lump in my throat on a few occasions. Bravo to the film makers, the medical staff and the volunteers.

I couldn't recommended enough from the point of view of a person suffering and looking for a solution to their problems.

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It was all that raffs and more.

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I was thinking at the time, now that is HOW to make a film following how a condition can affect people.

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I tried to link to the Documentary - on YouTube, but it says it is unavailable - yet I can watch it. Perhaps try searching on YouTube for The Parkinson Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure? Part 1

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Nice to see that there are some good programmes offering promise to sufferers of neurological conditions. I haven't watched it myself but raffs description is appealing.

Unfortunately, I think the "cousin" in relation to Parkinson's and RLS is dopamine. Parkinson's is a dopamine deficiency. RLS however isn't a dopamine deficiency. They affect different parts of the brain. Etc. So in that respect a new treatment for Parkinson's probably won't do for RLS.

There do seem to be some developments in that "direction" however. I saw a programme about 2 years ago on Tourettes. A sufferer was apparently successfully treated by implanting an electrode in his brain, (I forget where). He had a device which kept activating the electrode and seemed quite normal. As soon as he switched it of, his Tourettes kicked in. Bleep, bleep.

Speaking of science fiction. One of my past favourite authors was Kurt Vonnegut. In one of his books he wrote about an army being trained on Mars. The soldiers were very disciplined because they were controlled by a circuit implanted in their brains.

When they marched it sang a song to them

Rented a tent, a tent, a tent

Rented a tent, a tent, a tent

Rented a tent

Rented a tent

Rented a, rented a tent.

It could happen!

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i agree what they did in this programme for Parkinson's will not work for RLS. Parkinson's brain cells are dying off, which means they are not making the dopamine. Unlike RLS where we have enough dopamine but it doesnt reach to where we need it to. Well science is advancing all the time. one can live in hope for us RLSers.