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There's hope for Krags - and other people with Parkinson's
Posted on 8/5/11 at 10:07 am
Posted on 8/5/11 at 10:07 am
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Article is only a week or so old.
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Because other drugs only provide relief from symptoms, researchers are excited about the possibility of a drug that could protect and restore degenerating neurons affected by Parkinson's. Also, if the drug is effective, it could be made available to patients relatively quickly, said Jeffrey MacKeigan, of the Van Andel Research Institute.
Article is only a week or so old.
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Posted on 8/5/11 at 10:09 am to EricB
The possibility of drug restoring degenerative neurons is farther away than this article leads you to believe; unfortunately.
Still, the drugs currently available will allow Krags to be a great coach for a long time.
Still, the drugs currently available will allow Krags to be a great coach for a long time.
This post was edited on 8/5/11 at 10:10 am
Posted on 8/5/11 at 10:10 am to EricB
Hope so. Not for any football reasons, but considering his wife has health issues, this would be huge for them.........and for anyone suffering with Parkinson's.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 10:13 am to EricB
Need to be careful or we will be facing this problem
This post was edited on 8/5/11 at 10:14 am
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:28 am to L S Usetheforce
"Still, the drugs currently available will allow Krags to be a great coach for a long time."
True.
And there are some quite promising avenues of research being done on Parkinson's. I expect that within 10 years we'll have some potent new tools in the toolkit.
True.
And there are some quite promising avenues of research being done on Parkinson's. I expect that within 10 years we'll have some potent new tools in the toolkit.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 12:34 pm to EricB
My mother has been diagnosed with Parkinson's for almost 20 yrs and she is in her early 80s now and rockin along. At first she couldn't even hold a hair brush to brush her hair and she used to have a lot of trouble eating without getting choked. But newer meds have helped her a lot in recent yrs. Yes, there's hope.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 1:25 pm to EricB
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possibility of a drug that could protect and restore degenerating neurons affected by Parkinson's
BACK TO THE FUTURE 4, BABY!!!!
Posted on 8/5/11 at 1:27 pm to Hot Carl
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BACK TO THE FUTURE 4, BABY!!!!
THERE'S NO WHERE LEFT TO GO!!!!
Posted on 8/5/11 at 1:27 pm to L S Usetheforce
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The possibility of drug restoring degenerative neurons is farther away than this article leads you to believe; unfortunately.
Yeah, alzheimers would also be fixed. That's not happening very soon.
Posted on 8/5/11 at 1:29 pm to TheCaterpillar
I will add that after the initial diagnosis most people lead completely normal lives for years with these new meds before symptoms become a problem. He could coach as much as he wanted if he absolutely needed to right now, but traveling a lot to see specialists ASAP is obviously more important.
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