FRONTLINE | Parkinson's: Is Exercise the Answer? | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/frontline/parkinsons Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh run monkeys on treadmills to test the protective powers of exercise in preventing Parkinson's disease. In "My Father, My Brother, and Me," FRONTLINE producer Dave Iverson explores the personal stories, science and politics of Parkinson's disease. Airs Tues, Feb 3 at 9 pm on PBS (check local listings). Watch online beginning Jan 29.

In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans. In a FRONTLINE and ITVS joint production, Iverson explores the scientific, ethical and political debate that surrounds Parkinson's--a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Iverson talks to scientists on the cutting edge of new cures and therapies for Parkinson's as well as a number of other major neurological conditions. And he has intimate conversations with fellow Parkinson's sufferers like actor Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley.

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[spiritsA]

Poor monkeys, sacrificing for human

[char2763]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A VIDEO OF NOVA - SEASON: 13 EPISODE: 15 - THE CASE OF THE FROZEN ADDICT

[MrXfromPlanetX]

@spotlightman1234 I have been to the PBS web site and have not been able to find the video. PBS still has the page for "The Case of The Frozen Addicts" but now video. I can't get "The Brain Eater" (video on mad cow) either.

[MrXfromPlanetX]

@char2763 I'm looking for "The Case of the Frozen Addicts" as well. I would suggest checking an University and College libraries. I watched it long ago on PBS, but I did find a copy a few years ago at a college library. It's too bad PBS is not making such programs available on DVD, or even here on Youtube.

[happinesson]

a very good research! exercise must be a part of our daily lives!

[spotlightman1234]

@char2763 yes you can watch them on the PBS website

[blackmetalpaul]

@spiritsA Hey shutup you idiot! You wouldn't care if you had Parkinsons.

[Davio88]

Lol, aww poor monkeys

[Greenfire31]

I remember seeing a video where Micheal J. Fox said that his Parkinson's symptoms seem to recede when he's playing ice hockey. Could these guys actually be on to something?

[naizret]

Is Kinsley dead yet? And if not, why not?