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In the News
Reprogrammed adult skin cells treat Parkinson's disease in animal model
HarvardScience Online; April 10, 2008
Article
Link
Stem Cells from Skin Treat Brain Disease in Rats
Reuters Online; April 7, 2008
Article
Link
Parkinson's Brain Cell Transplants Last for Years
Reuters Online; April 6, 2008
Article
Link
FRONTLINE: A Report on Parkinson's Disease
Coming soon to PBS; Spring 2008
Video Highlights
March/April 2008 Neurosurgical
Focus Interview
Ole Isacson and Nathan Selden; Stem Cell
& Nervous System Therapeutics
Listen to the Interview:
Or Download to iTunes (Mac users control-click on link, PC users right-click)
Partnership is a Real No-Brainer; Dal-Harvard to work together on brain repair
The Chronicle Herald; February 21, 2008
Press
Release
Neuron Connections May Be Key to Stemming Parkinson's Disease
McLean Hospital News; August 20, 2007
Press Release
PDF File of Article
Discovering the strengths and weaknesses of the Dopamine neuron: The role of G-substrate
The Journal of Neuroscience; August 1, 2007
Article
Link
Development of new therapies for Parkinson’s disease (Interview with Ole Isacson)
JoVE, Issue 3, May 2007
Link
to Video Article
Spurring Protein Breakdown in Brain Cells Halts Huntington’s Pathology
The Harvard Focus Online; Published on March 9, 2007
Article
Link
Proteasome Activator Enhances Survival of Huntington's Disease Neuronal Model Cells
Alzheimer Research Forum; March 8, 2007
Article
Link
Stem Cell Work Shows Promise and Risks
The Washington Post; Published on October 23, 2006
Article Link
PDF File of Article
Stem cell research targets Parkinson's
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Published on October 17, 2006
Press Conference at the 36th Annual Society for Neuroscience
Meeting, Atlanta, GA
PDF File of Article
HCNR
News Website
4th Cellular and Molecular Treatments Conference
Sept. 29-30, 2006
McLean
Hospital Press Conference Link
Neuronal Stem Cells:
A Long Road Ahead For Als, PD, And Glioblastoma Treatment
Neurology Today: Volume 6(14) 18 July 2006 p 15-16
PDF File of Article
The Promise and
Pitfalls of Embryonic Stem Cells
September 22, 2005
Article Link
Fetal-cell Transplants Reverse Parkinson’s
in Patients
June 10, 2005, Harvard Focus
Article Link
Clinical
study results in Parkinson's patients may lead to development of future
stem cell transplantation methods
May 5, 2005, Michael J. Fox Foundation Press
Release
http://www.michaeljfox.org/news/article.php?id=156&sec=4
Huntington's
Defects Manifest Far from Damaged Brain Tissue
September 3, 2004,
Harvard Focus
http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2004/Sept3_2004/neurology.html
Huntington's
disease multiple cell abnormalities and adaptive mechanisms
Reuters Health Information
PDF file of
article
HD gene product alters protein handling in patient's skin and brain, with
complex toxic effects only in the most vulnerable brain cells
July 23, 2004, Press Release, EurekAlert!
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/jws-eoh071904.php
New study on Huntington's disease
reveals pathology and new treatment options
July 30, 2004, McLean Hospital Press Release
http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/news/press/current.php?id=58
The Scientist recognizes Harvard/McLean
Parkinson's Disease Udall Center's contribution on ES cells.
Embryonic Stem Cells Work
June
21, 2004, The Scientist
http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2004/jun/hot_040621.html
PDF file
of article
US Stem Cell Research Lagging
Sunday,
May 23, 2004, The Boston Globe
Article
from the Boston Globe
PDF file of
article
Stem Cell
work for Parkinson's Disease at the Neuroregeneration Lab
Sunday, February 29, 2004, The Boston Globe
PDF
file of Article from the Boston Globe
Harvard Wide
Initiative for Stem Cell Research
Sunday, February 29, 2004, The Boston Globe
PDF file of Article from the Boston
Globe
Professor
Ole Isacson interviewed: Harvard's latest work on embryonic stem cells
for Parkinson's disease
Friday, March 12, 2004, Grassroots Connection
Article
from Grassroots Connection
Gene therapy
used to treat patient with Parkinson's
Tuesday,
August 19, 2003, The New York Times
Abstract
from NY Times Archive
Article from NY Times
The production
and use of cells as therapeutic agents in neurodegenerative diseases
Isacson O.
Lancet Neurology 2003 Jul;2(7):417-24.
Abstract
from PubMed
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Enzyme Linked to
Pathology of Parkinson's Disease Appears Two-faced
http://focus.hms.harvard.edu/2002/Nov8_2002/neurology.html
Stem Cell Hopes
Double
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020617/020617-11.html
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Parkinson's
Disease Conference
Ms. Joan Samuelson (President of Parkinson Action
Network), Prof. Ole Isacson, and Col. Dr. Karl Friedl (U.S. Army
Medical Research) discuss new findings and discoveries provided
by federal initiatives from the Department of Defense and National
Institutes of Health.
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U.S. Senate Appropriation Committee testimony
on Parkinson's disease
Ole Isacson, Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox.
May 22, 2002 (photos courtesy, Perry Cohen)
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Muhammad Ali and Dr. Ole Isacson meet
before facing the Senate Appropriations Committee
supporting PD and stem cell research initiatives |
Dr. Isacson with Joan Samuelson
(founder and president of the Parkinson's Action Network) and
Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie Ali
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Audrey Penn (NINDS Director), Dr. Isacson,
Joan Samuelson and Lonnie Ali |
Dr. Ole Isacson, Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox
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Parkinson's
patients show positive response to implants
Nature 416, 666 (2002)
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PDF file
Stem Cell Treatment Eases Parkinson's Symptoms
January 7, 2002
Article
from USA Today
Stem Cells Ease Parkinson's in Rats
January 7, 2002, CBS NEWS
Article
from CBS News
Giant Step Toward Parkinson's Cure
January 7, 2002, WebMDHealth
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1833.50420
Parkinson's stem cell advance
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1748000/1748928.stm
Stem cell transplantation hope for Parkinson's
disease treatment?
Lancet News PDF file
Stem Cell Update
NPR - Talk of the Nation
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1124749
Rat brains respond to embryonic stem cells
Sciencemag PDF file
Stem Cells' Promise for Parkinson's
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2002/108/2
Zellen gegen das Zittern
http://www.netzeitung.de/servlets/page?section=984&item=173729
Brain disease slowed: Fetal cells help Huntington's
patients
http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.15/01-huntingtons.html
On staying connected: The word "neuron"
(follow "Google"s net search engine results on the word neuron)
http://www.google.com/search?q=neurons&source-id=ad-yhoo-1-inside-box
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