Science & Medicine
Two studies benefit patients without adverse effects, but more tests are needed to be sure.
Oct. 18, 2006
People with Parkinson’s disease showed marked improvement after surgeons implanted in their brains chemical-producing cells taken from the eye of a dead donor, researchers have reported.
Dec. 19, 2005
High School Sports
Freshman forward Amber Parkinson scored a county-record six goals in Orange Lutheran High School’s 10-0 victory over Brethren in an Olympic League girls’ soccer match Tuesday in Orange.
Feb. 7, 1990
Running in the Southern Section 1-A track and field preliminaries for the first time Saturday at Arcadia High, Amber Parkinson of Orange Lutheran qualified for Friday’s finals in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters.
May 12, 1991
Climate & Environment
Despite health concerns, paraquat continues to be a popular herbicide in California and other parts of the United States. Some hope to see it banned.
Dec. 20, 2023
Autos
When news broke last week that the Tustin Saab franchise had been transferred to Campbell Automotive Group, telephones started ringing at Tustin Nissan.
April 7, 1998
Travel & Experiences
WAXING RELIGIOUS: Not all the attractions developed by Allen Parkinson, founder of Movieland Wax Museum who hopes to create a “Life of Christ” wax museum in Anaheim (D1), have survived. . . .
April 24, 1990
World & Nation
Less than two weeks after performing the nation’s first brain graft surgery for Parkinson’s disease, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., did the operation on a second patient.
April 22, 1987
An Amgen Inc. drug at the center of a dispute over its use by Parkinson’s disease patients spurred growth of brain cells in one sufferer, suggesting that it might benefit others, according to research released Friday.
July 2, 2005
Parkinson’s disease yields to experimental gene therapy
March 16, 2011