Wellness Corner

Getting older involves a lot of different things, some of which are good and some of which are bad. People's approaches to how they deal with aging and anti-aging vary greatly depending on the person and their unique medical situation. But when it comes to general fears about getting older, there are a few big culprits that make the list for most people

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are two of the biggest diseases that are associated with aging and which strike fear in the hearts of many average people. Because of that, we're always interested in learning about the anti-aging medicine that is being developed to assist in the medical treatment of these diseases. Like everyone else who has a little bit of fear about age-related disease, we'd like to see a cure for these someday.

Research has shown that for Parkinson's, the answer may lie in replacing certain cells in the body. This degenerative disease is caused by loss of the dopamine cells in the brain. It has been shown in the past that replacing those dopamine cells can significantly reduce the effects of Parkinson's. So why haven't we seen more of this in the medical community?

A major problem with developing this area of medicine is that there aren't enough cells to go around. We simply don't have access to additional dopamine cells to replace the ones that are lost to the disease. However, researchers have now found that they may be able to culture the dopamine cells using other cells in the body. This could bode well for reducing the fears of future generations when it comes to aging and Parkinson's.

Learn more about this here.

Question of the Day: Which age-related disease frighten you most?

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