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Beyond Dopamine: The Search for Disease-Stopping Parkinson’s Drugs

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Old 12-31-2011, 10:04 AM   #1
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Thanks for the encouraging article.

1) taking out the garbage (from cell function)
2) protecting and beefing up the mitochondria and
3) inosine trials to increase urate levels
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/104075.php
Does anyone know the status of this study funded by MJFF -phase two began in '08.
Are these our bets bets at the current time?



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not sure as far as prevention/slowing progression, watching ceregene's gene therapy, oxford bioscience. neurologix phase3 dependent on finding funding, company pretty shaky.

newest drug is reformulated sinemet
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Impax-...61589.html?x=0
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