they all have parkinson's disease. >> they are very somber. >> reporter: the physical therapy room at med star georgetown university hospital is where informal support groups meet exercise glass class j. if it hurts, don't push into the pain. >> reporter: it's exercise for the body and mind. >> they talk current events. >> what is going on? >> santorum lost. >> the capitals won. >> score! >> reporter: the wizards lost. >> and -- . >> when you have parkinson's, it's hard to split your tag. we try to do an exercise and talk about something at the same time to help work on the attention. >> and the onset is in the 50s and -- that is why ma'am of the people are male. >> what happens when you have parkinson's, it affects the center of the brain controlling the automatic movement. if you want to swing your arm, you have to physically force your arm to swing. >> being stiffer and slower are things she was not accustomed to. she used to run three miles a day. when she was diagnosed? >> elton smith was assistant to the dean of the national cathedral for 10 years and diagnosed with parkinson's

the owner, marcia parkinson, charged with 133 counts of animal neglect. but a judge agreed on monday to give her probation on judgment and give her back nearly half of the hours. >> reporter: under the plea deal, once inspectors check out her farm, she will immediately get 25 of her horses. then 90 days later, she'll get 20 more horses. and 16 days after that, she'll get 18 more. >> reporter: all along, parkinson argues that they were not suffering or in danger. in a statement, she blasted animal control and the humane society, saying they had no basis to take my horses and i should never have been charged. the humane society saw an opportunity to further their agenda at my expense. >> i don't know how somebody can argue the point that there was not a need for intervention. >> the head of queen anne's animal control said without the plea deal, the case could have been tied up in court for a while and has no regrets about seizing the animals. >> reporter: under the plea deal, parkinsons farms will be for the next year. some of them surprise inspections. af

. >> reporter: under the plea deal, once they inspect her farm, parkinson will immediately get back 25 of her horses. if all goes well, 90 days later, she'll get back more of her horses. 16 days after that, 18 more. >> reporter: all along, parkinson denied neglecting them saying they were not suffering or in danger. she said, they had no basis to take my horses and i should never have been charged. the humane society saw an opportunity to grab headlines and raise significant money in order to further their own agenda at my expense. >> i don't know how somebody can --ue know, can argue the point that there was not a need for intervention. >> the head of queen anne's county control said without the plea deal, the case could have been tied up in court for a while and has no regrets about seizing the animals. >> reporter: as part of the plea deal, parkinson's farm will be inspected regularly over the next year, some of them will be surprise inspections. after the sale, she now has more money for her horses. >> reporter: parkinson's attorney says after her probation is over, she will apply

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link between viruses like the flu and diseases that can develop later in life like alzheimer's or parkinson's. >> it is meant to stimulate intellectual conversations and get people thinking about the types of experimental systems used to test this. >> is professor of microbiology explains the body's natural reaction to the flu is called an inflammatory response. it is normally associated with controlling the infection. according to the research included in this month's journal, that inflammatory response can also have detrimental effects on the brain. >> those factors that your body makes up to respond also enter the central nervous system and they can affect the cells in the central nervous system that cause them to function less well. >> one infection will not lead to the diseases long term. it would have to combine with genetic and environmental factors. he calls it an interesting twist that will lead to more research. >> the link between the flow inspections and diseases like parkinson's is something dave average person is 92 or about. it is something the scientific community will be inve

a group of japanese scientists have succeeded in improving the conditions of monkeys with parkinsons disease by using human embryonic stem cells. the researchers say it is the first successful study of its kind. the group is led by an associate professor of the frontier for medical sciences. embryonic stem cells have the potential to develop into almost all kind of tissue and organs. the group created nerve cells that created dope mean. they transferred the cells into the brains of monkeys that were unable to walk. four months later the animals became walking again. trembling and other symptoms of parkinsons were also eased. >> translator: we confirmed the effectiveness of human embryonic stem cells in primates. it is a major step forward toward the clinical application of human embryonic stem cells. >> the group hopes to carry out trials on humans in four to six years after proving the safety of the treatment methods. >>> north korea's nuclear envoy has arrived in china for talks with the united states. sit the first time the two are meeting about the nuclear program since the death

. >> also tonight a bay area scientist lights up the pathway to parkinson's disease.ead to new treatments. >> they've been kind of sprinkled with gold dust. >> and tom brady senior. proud bay area father talks to abc 7 news about his super bowl-bound son. >>> good evening, again, in florida tonight votes are being counted in republican presidential primary. the polls have been closed now 90 minute was 91% of the precincts reporting mitt romney leads by 15 points, 46.7 to 31.7. and abc 7's political reporter is here with a look at results and where we go from here. >> in preelection polls mitt owe romney had a 20-point lead z now, he's leading by about that margin. romney and his supporters spent nearly $14 million in florida much of it in attack ads. one analyst found 92% of the ads were negative. but tonight romney thanked florida voters and down played divisions. >> when we gather back here at tampa seven months from now for our convention... ours will be a united party with a winning ticket for america. >> newt gingrich is telling his backers florida vote narrowed

. >> weight training can be helpful for patients with parkinson's. >> a foggy start to your >> a foggy start to your friday morning >> welcome back. you can see the low fog hanging over the baltimore city. the fog is much thicker in the suburbs right now. this bill it may be down under a quarter of a mile in some neighborhoods. -- visibility may be down. the forecast for today, it will turn out to be a nice day. sunshine this afternoon with a high near at 52. there is some rain and snow this weekend and we will detail the forecast in just a few minutes. >> brain abnormalities associated with autism may be evident as early as six months. >> researchers performed the type of mri imaging on babies who had siblings with autism. were significant differences in the brain imaging. could diagnose autism earlier. concerns patients who take weight training classes could improve their symptoms. >> researchers looked at 48 people with parkinson's disease. those who exercise with weights so a bigger improvement in their motor control and had fewer symptoms of the diseased. >> 41 degrees on tv hill.

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the 15-year-old to strangle his parents and what could light the way for a new treatment towards parkinson's disease this, is big screen season. the incredible number of tv sets sold this week, what many people do just days after buying one, coming up at 6:00. now, back to cheryl and dan. >> thank you. >> and the no-talking rule may have been in place at the main library but no singing rule was not. >> that is one of the cast members of opera san jose delighting the crowd at martin luther king library it was offering a free preview of the upcoming season. >> this was the selection from first production. >> how fun for the kids. >> and a treat for us too,. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from sandhya patel and all of us here, thanks for watching. we can leave with you a

scientists in japan have figured out a possible new treatment for diseases such as alzheimer's and parkinson's. it all involving controlling certain immune cells. these are usually life savers for humans, but harmful if they enter the body. some of them can worsen the development of diseases when they enter the nervous system. scientists figured out how immune cells move from the blood and brain and spinal cord. professor masaaki murakami of osaka under led a team that conducted experiments on mice. the scientists discovered that stimulating nerves in the legs creates holes in the brain and spinal cord. the holes allow the cells to enter. >> translator: we found a mechanism of how they can enter the body. we can control the immune cells by opening and closing the holes artificially. >> professor murakami added the development could lead to new cancer treatments in addition to helping slow the onset of disea diseases. >>> japan will begin test drilling for methane off the pacific coast. it is the first offshore attempt to extract the substance widely seen as an energy source. methane is formed

in japan figured out a possible new treatment for degenerative diseases such as alzheimer's and parkinson's. it involves controlling certain immune cells. these cells are usually life savers for humans, but they can be harmful when they enter the central nervous system. immune cells kill path generals that get into the body. research has shown some can worsen development of degenerative diseases when they enter the nervous system. scientists figured how immune cells moved from the blood to brain and spinal cord. associate profess ma sobbingy murakami did the tes >> translator: we found the mechanism how immune cells enter the central nervous system. using that mechanism, we can control the movement of immune cells by opening and closing the holes artificially. >> professor murakami added it could lead to new cancer treatments in addition to helping slow onset of degenerative diseases. >>> japan will begin test drilling for methane hydrate off the pacific coast. it will be the first attempt app is widely seen as the future of energy. it is formed deep underground when methane gas is trapped

u know, all these neurodeagain rattive disease including things like alzheimer and parkinson and even lou gehrig or als are diseases that seem to start in one part of the nervous system or brain and over time they seem to spread to other areas. so for all these disorders. >> rose: they may have the same spread process. >> the question is do they spread in this way that area a draw area b may be different parts of the brain, different proteins but if spreading is a unifying theme then that will open up novell therapeutic intervention because as you eluded to a potential therapeutic avenue would be to prevent the spread. >> rose: what is a potential way of depresenting the spread. >> basically there are two ways. if you think about howt spreads, we have two cells, abnormallal protein starts here. it's released outside the cell and it is picked up by e secretary cell so there are twways in which you can imagine doing that in a very, very general sense. you can prevent the first cell from releasing the bad stuff in this case tao or ou can prevent cell b from picking it up from absorbing i

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hundreds of thousands of seniors have parkinson's and other diseases from having thorazine and other forced down their throats. 90% of people who get electroshock treatments are seniors, mostly women. [bell rings] that is not independent living. that is not human dignity. i am sorry, that video made me not very steady today. i hope we get housing and health care that does not discriminate. i hope we get health care that is not a disguise for torturing us again. so thank you. [applause] supervisor wiener: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is sneaky. i came up here from southern california. it was supposed to be my partner, and his name was in it. but we live in a community with that was a very conservative area, and we faced discrimination. he was sick. when he got worse, i cannot visit him in the hospital. when i said he was my partner, they had no idea what that meant. before he passed away, he made me promise to go to san francisco, because we were going to retire up here together. we wanted to hold hands appeared in together. we never got to do that, because he p

they also suspect other degenerative brain diseases like parkinson's may spread in a similar way. >>>exually transmitted diseases are on the rise in people over the age of 45. according to british researchers, cases of spds have up doubled for people between the ages of 45 and 64 in the last ten years. scientists have not pin pointed a reason for the increase but say a high number of men on erectile dysfunction drugs are getting infections and physical changes in post menopausal women make them more vul ashe to stds. >>> new findings show depression can lead to difficult childhood relationships and not the other way around like they first thought. researchers at the university of illinois followed 500 kids from fourth through sixth grades. they found fourth grade children with signs of depression were victimized in the fifth grade and then had difficulty being accepted if grade six. the study disputes previous thinking though that relationship problems led to childhood depression. >>> more families are switching from regular milk to organic milk but now it's in short supply in -- and

deep brain stimulation has been used for about a decade against parkinson's disease and other disorders. >>> most doctors end up sugar coating the truth when it comes to their patients. that's according to a new survey in the journal of health affairs. more than half of doctors admit to make a patient's prognosis sound better than it actually is. and some say they didn't fully disclose the medical mistakes for fear of being sued. others say they have lied to a patient just in the past year. >>> and if you ever find yourself ready to snooze on the job, tell your boss it's for the good of the company. new research supports the power of the power nap. we like this here on the "early edition." some companies already provide space for napping saying it recharges employees. now doctors say it can do even more than that. >> it will improve your memory. it will improve your motor skills. it may even improve your creativity. it may improve your decision- making skills. >> i'm in! [ laughter ] >> it explains a lot about us here. doctors say that regular 20- minute power naps can reduce stress and

. >> local laser research that could light the way for treatment for parkinson's disease. >> good eveningeryone. >> oakland police say tonight that the teen-age boyd accused of killing his parents admitted he did it prurters plan to try the 15-year-old as an adult saying he strangled his mother first, then later weighed for his father to come home, strangling him. the boy made a first appearance today. and vic lee joins us now in oakland. >> and moses cayman did appear in court but did not enter a plea nor did he have an attorney. judge continued his arraignment until tomorrow. abc 7 is learning more about the boy and his troubled young life. >> he did strangle his mother. she was the first victim and then, he strangled his

we're talking about parkinson's victims. we're talking about individuals that need rehab for more than one episode during a course of a year. and fortunately, we have almost always extended the cap from taking effect. we changed the policy in 2006 to make it subject to certain exceptions of categories. i would hope we could eliminate this. and again on predictability, i would hope we could repeal the cap altogether. but we certainly have to extend it. but i would hope that we would not expand the cap as the house bill did to other venues of services, just taking a flawed policy and making more people suffer by it. to me that's not the answer on the therapy cap. i want to agree with congressman waxman on tma transitional medical assistance. i think it's very important that we extend that program as it encourages people to go out to the workplace. we certainly dent want to take away their health benefits. and i just want to speak for one moment as a senator from maryland. the requirements in the house bill would impose new bur

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does result in being able to stop alzheimer's, what about all the other issues and diseases, like parkinson'sr your first question, you know, the pace of the research and the ideas are accelerating fantastically. we really know so much more now than we did. this sort of research actually gives us another whole area that we can tart start to explore for drugs. >> within ten years had. >> i would say so. we understand so much more. i would say within ten years this will have translated into something useful clinically. to answer your second question, this sort of idea that a protein can spread from cell to cell has come from some of the other diseases. we've started to look at pre i don't knows in mad cow disease and some of the proteins involved in parkinson's disease. there's a whole new area of research, thinking about how proteins move in the brain and how to stop from doing that. >> exciting stuff. thank you. >>> it is queen elizabeth as we have rarely seen her. a candid new photo exhibit opens tomorrow as britain gets ready to celebrate her 60 years as monarch. that's how you say that. >>

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reports practicing tai chi can increase balance and reduce the risk of falls for patients with parkinson'sntly better in tests of balance, control, and walking. the study was carried out by the oregon research institute. symptoms of brain disorder include uncontrollable tremors and stiff jerky movements. >>> sports is next. we'll be right back. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark chocolate, toasted oats. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. >>> the seventh annual amgen tour of california. the elite bike race begins on may 13, and wraps up may 20 in los angeles. the first three leagues are here in the bay area. riders will visit several cities, including san francisco, san jose, and livermore. for the first time, riders will be peddling up mou

if you have parkinson's disease. all these diseases that somehow involve the mind.n your mind. actually a sugar pill can actually change your blood pressure. they've monitored the brain. it can change the brain chemistry. and the doctor giving you the pill, if it's a sugar pill just telling you he cares and, yes, i know you're sick here's something to help you. that doctor is part of the placebo effect. >> so how many doctors then are prescribing a sugar pill? >> not only see kia -- oh, sugar pill? >> placebo. >> that's a great question. all through my reporting i kept asking, well why don't they just prescribe sugar pills? no side effects. there are side effects with anti-depressants. it's not ethical. but you know m my head to give a& pill that is as good as a placebo with side effects isn't ethical either. so i think, you know why not give a suggestar pill. >> someone sees your report on sunday night, millions will should they go to their doctor and ask what are you prescribing for me? is it possible a placebo would be all i need? >> it's funny to ask for a place

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we've looked at mad cow disease and some of the proteins involved if parkinson's disease. area of research thinking about how proteins move in the brain and how to stop them from doing that. >> exciting stuff. thank you. >> thank yo >>> it is queen elizabeth as we have rarely seen her. a candid new photo exhibit opens tomorrow as britain gets ready to celebrate her 60 years as monarch. try saying that three times. we'll get a preview from windsor castle. you really are watching "cbs this morning." i'm getting a new tongue during the break. be right back. ♪ round, round, get around, i get around ♪ [ female announcer ] new and improved swiffer dusters with dust lock adhesive can clean virtually every surface in your home. ♪ its thousands of fluffy fibers pick up dust here, there, pretty much everywhere. and swiffer dusters traps 3 times more dust than a feather duster. and locks it away. ♪ swiffer cleans better or your money back. ♪ get around what if someone steals from you? like a lot. then they go away for a long time. [ siren wails ] [ helicopter blades whirring ] [ offi

the other common causes are strokes, a parkinson like symptom and frontal the frontal somtimes when it's changes it's difficult to tell and people have trouble with names, have slowing of think. a little trouble with memory but what's not normal is for someone to begin repeating themselves, to forget conversations, to have trouble with your checkbook when you never had trouble before. those are signs something is wrong beyond normal aging. >> you made an interesting point. if you worry about your memory loss you are unlikely to have alzheimers disease because you have the insight there's something wrong with your memory. >> a lot of people really worry about their memory and people who are worried don't get it and the ones that don't don't realize they have a problem. >> rose: there's a mel goods video. >> so mel goods was the former ceo of warner lambert and gives insight in a poignant way of what's it's like getting alzheimers disease and might be worth watching. >> rose: let's watch the video. >> what do you do when you talk to your doctor and you're doctor says the following: the onl

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. -- parkinson's. >> it is meant to get people thinking about the experimental systems. >> as dr.picosh explains, the body's natural reaction to the flu is called an inflammatory response. it is normally associated with controlling the infection. but according to the research included in this month's science translational medicine journal, that inflammatory response can also have debtmental effects on the brain. >> that enters the central nervous system and can have an effect on cells in the central nervous system to cause it to work less well. he said one infection would not cause the problem. it would have to be a number of infections in combination with genetics. the >> he says there is an interesting link. >> the link between flu and parkinson's is not something the average person needs to worry about right now, but it is something that will be looked at more closely by scientists over the next two years. >> and don't go away. much more news coming up. first a look at events going on around town today. >> they have a new name, but their mission remains the same. big praurs, bi

. >>> mohammed ali celebrated his birthday in las vegas to help bring awareness no parkinson's and otherevie wonder sang the champ a certainly song for his 70th birthday which was last movement all of the proceeds from the event will go to the center for brain health and the mohammed ali center. >>> a celebrity sighting ahead on fox 5 morning news. cody simpson will join us live in our 9:00 hour. he is climbing the charts with his hit single, on my mind. he will stop by our studio before today's show at the fillmore in silver spring. >> wow! cue all the screaming girls. >> and wisdom. >> come on, tucker! come on! all right. >> good morning. >> it will be great. we're glad to have him. >> we're very excited. >> looking forward to some nice temperatures in our forecast. >> in the five-day forecast. today will be pleasant but as we get into the middle and end of the week, we'll be right back into the 60s. no sign of winter. >> still. >> still no signs of winter. i want to mention the snow accumulation because many of our viewers, if you are in southern maryland, across central, southern vir

new study finds tai chi is more effective than other exercises were patients -- for patients with parkinson'sers in oregon compared stretching resistance, training and tai chi. tai chi improved posture and stability and helped prevent falls. >>> it is 35:4 is. let's see -- 5:41. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today, february 9th -- if it's your birthday, happy birthday. we'll be right back. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. coming up on 5:45. thursday, friday eve. what do we have to look forward to? >> some nice days today. a nice start tomorrow. another strong cold front. so maybe some more rain and snow showers tomorrow night into saturday. as we turn s