Ken Calhoun; R U OK Mate

ElCubano · Jan 4, 2024

@KCalhoun Good luck big guy.

KCalhoun · Jan 12, 2024

Thx all. . I'm in laguna beach area now, great place to take it easy .... playing keyboards, sax for fun,:roland d50 etc

Frederick Foresight · Feb 15, 2024

Frederick Foresight said:
Let's hope this pans out:

Daily Dose of Gold May Reverse Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

https://www.newsweek.com/daily-dose-gold-reverse-parkinsons-multiple-sclerosis-1869987

Hope may be in sight for the millions of Americans who suffer with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease after successful phase two clinical trials left researchers "cautiously optimistic."

The treatment, tested by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, comes from an unlikely source: suspended nanocrystals of gold.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease are neurodegenerative diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord. It's believed that between 1.5 and 2 million Americans live with these conditions, with many more going undiagnosed.

While symptoms can vary between individuals, patients with MS and Parkinson's can both experience problems with movement. But while MS occurs when the immune system attacks the insulation around our nerve cells, Parkinson's disease is caused by a loss of dopamine-producing cells in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which helps control movement.

As we age, our brain's ability to produce energy does steadily decline. However, this decline is accelerated by diseases like MS and Parkinson's. But, based on this relationship, halting or reversing this energy deficit could lead to a slower decline or even partial recovery in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. And one intervention that has been shown to positively alter the brain's energy balance is gold nanocrystals.

To explore this possibility, neurology professor Peter Sguigna and his team partnered up with the company Clene Nanomedicine, which has been developing these gold nanocrystals into an orally administered therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative conditions.

In their study, published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology and funded by Clene Nanomedicine, the team recruited 11 patients with relapsing MS and 13 with Parkinson's for two phase two clinical trials. The participants were first scanned with an MRI machine to establish their baseline levels of key energy metabolites in their brains. In other words, molecules that can be used as a proxy to determine levels of energy production in the brain.

For the following 12 weeks, the participants were given a daily dose of gold nanocrystals before receiving a second brain scan. Among those with Parkinson's, participants saw an average 10.4 percent increase in essential markers for energy metabolism compared to their baseline levels. Patients also reported improved motor function, suggesting that the intervention may relieve some of the functional symptoms of the disease.

No adverse side effects were reported by any of the patients.

"We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to prevent or even reverse some neurological disabilities with this strategy," Sguigna said in a statement.

The team hope to see similar results from the trial participants with MS.

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zdreg · Feb 15, 2024

KCalhoun said:
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Your setup looks better than most trading desks.

ElCubano · Mar 19, 2024

KCalhoun said:
Thx all. . I'm in laguna beach area now, great place to take it easy .... playing keyboards, sax for fun,:roland d50 etc View attachment 331585 View attachment 331587
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Big Guy, We miss you!

Darc · Mar 19, 2024

ElCubano said:
Big Guy, We miss you!
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CaptainObvious · Mar 20, 2024

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The man, the myth, the legend that is Ken.

Overnight · Mar 25, 2024

CaptainObvious said:
The man, the myth, the legend that is Ken.
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The guy who went apeshit on everyone here, calling then names because he could not handle his divorce, before he was divorced. Yeah, such a great role-model for the young...The guy who enjoyed his "sex-dolls more than his own wife".

Brilliance incarnate.

CaptainObvious · Mar 26, 2024

Overnight said:
The guy who went apeshit on everyone here, calling then names because he could not handle his divorce, before he was divorced. Yeah, such a great role-model for the young...The guy who enjoyed his "sex-dolls more than his own wife".

Brilliance incarnate.
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Relax Karen. Name calling on a message board, the horror. And he enjoyed boning sex dolls. Well, like I say, everyone needs a hobby. There are better things to get twisted up about other than Kens personality.

ElCubano · Mar 26, 2024

CaptainObvious said:
Relax Karen. Name calling on a message board, the horror. And he enjoyed boning sex dolls. Well, like I say, everyone needs a hobby. There are better things to get twisted up about other than Kens personality.
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He was boning them two at a time I heard. Winner!!!