New Way to Stimulate Brain to Release Antioxidants

Neopallium writes "A joint research effort between researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, CA, and a team from Japan (Iwate University, Osaka City University, Gifu University, Iwate Medical University) has discovered a novel way to treat stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. This approach works by inducing nerve cells in the brain and the spine to release natural antioxidants that protect nerve cells from stress and free radicals that lead to neurodegenerative diseases."

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Very promising research - but is it just PR?

[filenavigator]

The research even suggests that this therapy could help in the treatment of Lou Gehrig's, and Alzheimer's disease. This is some very interesting and promising stuff. Lets hope that this is not just some press release for a pharmaceutical company trying to push a drug they are working on.

Re:Very promising research - but is it just PR?

[kfg]

. . .a non-profit academic research facility.

Whose raison d'etre is to patent and license their discoveries:

http://www.burnham.org/TechnologyTransfer/Overview .asp

Where on earth do people ever get the idea that a nonprofit is without profit motive? Trust me, I've served as an executive officer/director in both profit and and nonprofit corporations and they are both equally businesses before all else primarily concerned with grubbing money.

KFG

This can't be good.

[Spazntwich]

Perhaps for treating specialized diseases, but like most drugs, if you force your brain to do things it normally shouldn't, like release more of a certain compound, you'll run into production and resistance issues, eventually requiring more and more for the same effect until bad things happen.

I remain skeptical.