my boss told his students us today:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ---Aristotle”>“我们每一个人都是由自己一再重复的行为所铸造的。因而优秀不是一种行为，而是一种习惯。---亚里士多德”
2007-04-12
2007-04-08
Parkinson's Disease: Nicotine Could Help; Pesticides Harm
Science Daily — The Parkinson's Institute recently announced new findings concerning the role of environmental factors in the development of Parkinson's disease.
Highlights of the research include:
The role of pesticides (eg. Paraquat and Dieldrin) as potential risk factors for Parkinson's disease, a role suggested by both epidemiological statistics and laboratory evidence.
The threat of toxic agents to damage neurons by causing the accumulation of harmful proteins.
Intraneuronal protein aggregates as markers of Parkinson's pathology, based on work carried out at The Parkinson's Institute indicating that these aggregates could be formed as a consequence of toxic exposure.
The importance of targeting a specific protein, alpha-synuclein, in order to achieve neuroprotection in Parkinson's
The role of inflammation in the development of Parkinson's disease and the possibility that anti-inflammatory drugs could be beneficial to patients.
The possibility that nicotine may act as a neuroprotective agent.
These results will be reported at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA) as part of the final meeting of the Collaborative Centers for Parkinson's Disease Environmental Research (CCPDER). This collaborative research effort, sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), brings together investigators from Emory University, the University of California Los Angeles and The Parkinson's Institute, which has served as the coordinating center for the study.
"Our collaboration with Emory University and UCLA has allowed us to make great strives in identifying environmental factors involved in the development of Parkinson's disease," said Donato A. Di Monte, M.D., director of basic research at The Parkinson's Institute. "The findings that will be discussed at Asilomar will help us better understand the disease process, intervene earlier with neuroprotective treatment and work on preventive measures against Parkinson's disease risk factors."
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by The Parkinson's Institute.
Source:
The Parkinson's Institute
Date:
April 5, 2007
Highlights of the research include:
The role of pesticides (eg. Paraquat and Dieldrin) as potential risk factors for Parkinson's disease, a role suggested by both epidemiological statistics and laboratory evidence.
The threat of toxic agents to damage neurons by causing the accumulation of harmful proteins.
Intraneuronal protein aggregates as markers of Parkinson's pathology, based on work carried out at The Parkinson's Institute indicating that these aggregates could be formed as a consequence of toxic exposure.
The importance of targeting a specific protein, alpha-synuclein, in order to achieve neuroprotection in Parkinson's
The role of inflammation in the development of Parkinson's disease and the possibility that anti-inflammatory drugs could be beneficial to patients.
The possibility that nicotine may act as a neuroprotective agent.
These results will be reported at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA) as part of the final meeting of the Collaborative Centers for Parkinson's Disease Environmental Research (CCPDER). This collaborative research effort, sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), brings together investigators from Emory University, the University of California Los Angeles and The Parkinson's Institute, which has served as the coordinating center for the study.
"Our collaboration with Emory University and UCLA has allowed us to make great strives in identifying environmental factors involved in the development of Parkinson's disease," said Donato A. Di Monte, M.D., director of basic research at The Parkinson's Institute. "The findings that will be discussed at Asilomar will help us better understand the disease process, intervene earlier with neuroprotective treatment and work on preventive measures against Parkinson's disease risk factors."
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by The Parkinson's Institute.
Source:
The Parkinson's Institute
Date:
April 5, 2007
2007-04-03
April Fools' day
The day before yesterday, I noted that gmail introduce a new service for gmail users——gmail paper , how funny! I couldn't image what we can get from google across the pacific ocean! Then I realized that I was fooled by google, because i couldn't find the next linker to get the sigh up for gmail paper! :)
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