Posted on 04/10/2007 9:26:10 AM PDT by wouldntbprudent
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters Life!) - People from families prone to Parkinson's who drink coffee or smoke are less likely to develop the disease, researchers said on Monday in a finding that reinforces earlier observations and offers potential paths to treatment.
The researchers doubt that smoking and caffeine protect from Parkinson's, but say the information offers clues about how environment works with genes to cause disease.
Dr. William Scott of the University of Miami school of medicine, who led the study, said the findings point clearly to dopamine -- a message-carrying chemical in the brain that falls to low levels in Parkinson's.
"Dopamine is important because both smoking and drinking caffeine affect dopamine in the brain," Scott said in a telephone interview.
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I thought the proper term was COFFEE DRINKER; now it’s COFFEE USER?
LOL!
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
ping
LOL! I missed that. :)
My Grandpa used to say that he “takes” coffee.
I’m a 3 pot a day coffee abuser.
OMG im a USER
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I’m a coffee USER? I’ve gotta go to rehab.
With some people it’s heroin, with other’s it’s crack cocaine. Me, Starbucks Sumatra, brewed strong enough to blow the top of your head right off.
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