X-Message-Number: 15627 From: "Jan Coetzee" <> Subject: Connections Restored Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:45:39 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C095F5.8AFC71A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Brain Cell Connections Restored With Gene Therapy Alzheimer's patients sought for human clinical trials http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ucsd-usr020801.html In new research that builds upon previous work with atrophied brain cells, UCSD School of Medicine researchers have found that essential brain fibers that shrivel up and disappear in aged monkeys can be restored to normal levels with infusion of tissue that has been genetically altered to produce nerve growth factor (NGF), a naturally occurring substance found in all vertebrate animals. Like telephone wires, these fibers, called axons, are vital for transmitting messages to and from neurons within the brain. According to the UCSD researchers, the new findings provide additional support for the potential use of gene therapy to treat loss of memory and cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients. + Article continues: http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ucsd-usr020801.html * * * MMR Uptake Figures Plateau in UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1162000/1162144.stm ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C095F5.8AFC71A0 Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15627