Weill_Cornell - World's first Gene Therapy operation for Parkinson's disease

World's first Gene Therapy operation for Parkinson's disease

NYP2003082002 - NEW YORK, AUG. 20 (UPI) 55 year old Nathan Klein meets the media on Aug. 20, 2003 forty eight hours after becoming the world's first patient to have a gene therapy operation for Parkinson's disease at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.The surgical team was lead by Dr. Kaplitt. ep/Ezio Petersen UPI


UPI Related News
NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease drug treatments -- losartan and atenolol -- for enlarged hearts, U.S. researchers said.
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- A new technique allows analysis of U.S. and Swedish cancer samples from trials going back to the l970s.
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- New York scientists have pinpointed the hormone estrogen as a key player in about half of all prostate cancers.
NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- Re-analysis of a drug trial found finasteride reduces prostate cancer risk without boosting the odds of aggressive tumors, U.S. researchers said.
NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old boy was severely burned by a fireball sparked by alcohol tossed on a smoldering gas grill, New York City police said.
NEW YORK, April 12 (UPI) -- Private medical information of as many as 40,000 patients has allegedly been stolen by an employee of a New York hospital, a spokeswoman said.
NEW YORK, March 26 (UPI) -- The parent company of a cigarette maker paid for a U.S. study that said increased use of CT scans can prevent lung cancer deaths.
NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- New York researchers say they hope their profile of molecular biomarkers may make possible a diagnostic blood test for Parkinson's disease.
NEW YORK, March 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher suggests gastrointestinal bypass operations may effectively cure Type 2 diabetes.
NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) -- A teenager's ability to be critically aware of advertising and to resist peer pressure are both key skills for avoiding alcohol, a U.S. study found.
1 of 13 Prev | Next
Related Topics
NFL: Cincinnati 17, Baltimore 7 (4 min)
NFL: Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 28 (27 min)
NFL: Indianapolis 20, Houston 17 (49 min)
NFL: New England 27, Miami 17
Medical marijuana debate increases
Companies have cash but no confidence
NFL: Jacksonville 24, Kansas City 21
fark
American cities on verge of rat invasion
Remember that boy who fled chemotherapy due to his religious beliefs? He's now free of cancer. Thank...
Put down the beer and step away from the stove
Today's "Man steals car to get to his arraignment on car theft charges. " brought to you by California...
Man steals 72 cans of Red Bull, for that "running away from the cops" speed
"Snood" to be hot new fashion accesory this Christmas. The skort called; said it was thankful that...