so parkinsons kind of feeds into that. was at 40 or 50% of people who have parkinsons has depression issues. it makes total sense. >> extremely common because the dopamean controls movement but also controls mood. so parkinsons causes problems with mood and thinking and other functions of the brain as well. >> one of the things we have noticed with ron is the thinking on the radio, it's crystal clear. so, jan, do you find he is moddy? >> yes. >> well, i seriously think he has always been like that. >> moody? >> before the diagnosis. then you got on anti-depressants. it makes a big difference i think in terms of his moodiness. i've often wondered, is this a symptom showing up be every the tremors did? >> that's a great point. even though we classically think of parkinson's as a movement problem, in fact, many will have tremors or other symptoms like sleep disorders, constipation, light headedness when they stand up. so those can precede the tremors or the movements. >> problems. >> so you have it and don't know what causes

parkinson is a doctor. his patient, our health care system. >> everybody knows health care is broken and inefficient rv that's why he started sherpa, it provides access to doctors 24/ online and on the phone. they can answer questions, give advice, diagnose problems, prescribe medications, and speed the referral process. it's paid for by employers. more than 100 companies are paying about $30 a month per employee to offer sherpa as a benefit. >> nobody has ever said this is a bad idea ever. >> reporter: certainly not martin restol. >> i woke up one morning and felt deathly ill. >> reporter: he works at a new york tech start up. he has a primary care physician but calls sherpa instead. >> in less than an hour, i had a prescription called in to the pharmacy down the block and a referral to a specialist who i saw later that afternoon. >> reporter: better yet, communications with sherpa don't generate insurance claims. parkinson says the service is reducing claims by about 70%. >> the company all of a sudden lo

so the parkinson's feeds into that. tell you, i was at 40% or 60% of people who get parkinson's are depressed. >> do you find he's moody? >> yes. >> well, i seriously think he's sort of always been like that. >> moody? >> well, before the diagnosis. and then you got on antidepressants, and it really does make a very big difference, i think in terms of his moodiness. but i've often wondered, was this sort of a symptom of parkinson's showing up before the tremors did. >> join cheryl jennings for her exclusive television interview with ron owens this sunday at 10:00 a.m. on abc 7. >> tune in for that, please. >>> still ahead, jaw-dropping image also of planet earth. >> they really are literally out of this world. >>> coming up at 6:00, a san francisco supervisor goes public with the anti-hiv medication he's taking. there's now a chance everyone who needs it could get it, too. >>> food for thought. 7 on your side's michael finney explains why consumer advocates want the word natural banned from food labels. >>> all coming u

. >>> a talk show host recently revealed he has parkinson's disease and hid it from the public more than 12 years. ron owens and jan black sat down with cheryl jennings for an exclusive television interview about his battle with parkinson's disease and why he went public. >> you decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revealed he had parkinson's disease. >> well, the basic reason was that after 12 and a half years you get to the point where you know you will have to at some point go public. when i saw that robin had it and was diagnosed five months before, i basically didn't think that would be the reason that he would have committed suicide. i wanted people to basically understand that i have lived with it for 12 years and it's not a death sentence. >> please join cheryl jennings for a special edition of "beyond the headlines" to hear about his battle with parkinson's disease and how he and his family are coping. it airs sunday at 10:00 a.m. on abc 7. >>> for every man who wants to feel comfortable in the office -- >> a san francisco entrepreneur may have the answer. t

. >>> kgo radio host ronn owens recently revealed he has parkinson's disease but chose to hide it fromhe public for more than 12 years. owens and his wife news jan black sat down to talk about symptoms and treatments. it turns out, depression is part of the illness. >> depression, i have quite a bit of depression and the parkinson's feeds into that. i was at 40 or 60% of people who get parkinson's have depression issues. >> reporter: jan, do you find that he's moody? >> yes. >> you know, i seriously think he's sort of always been like that. you know -- >> reporter: moody? >> well, before the diagnosis. and then you got on antidepressants and it really does make a very big difference i think in terms of his moodiness but i've often wondered, well, was this sort of a symptom of parkinson's showing up before the tremors did. >> so you can join cheryl jennings for her exclusive interview with ronn owens right after our newscast at 10:00 here on abc 7. >>> up next, a touching display. why christmas tree lights are being lit up for the rest of the month in san mateo county. abc 7 is honoring

. >> a member of our kgo family on the radio side revealed he has parkinson's disease but decided to hide it from the public for 12 years. kgo radio talk show host and his wife, a news anchor, sat down tautog about ron's battle. his doctor also joins us to talk about symptoms and treatments. depression is part of the illness. >> i have clinical depression so the parkinson's disease feeds into that. bill tell you that 40 percent or circuit percent have depression issues. >> do you find me is moody? >> i think he is sort of always been like that. >> moody? >> before the diagnosis. and you got on antidepress ans and it makes a difference in terms of the moods. i have wondered, was this a symptom showing up before the tremors? >> join us for the exclusive interval with ron owens and parkinson's disease this sunday at 10:00 a.m. >>> as we head into the week time for a look at the forecast. >> all important saturday and sunday the final weekend of the summer season. it will be warm by sunday. live doppler hd shows you the scan around the bay area is coming up dry although we are still seei

. >> a bay area most well-known talk show host revealed he has parkinson's disease and he hid it from the public for 12 years. kgo radio ron owens and his wife, january black, sat down for a television interview about the battle and why he went public. >> robin williams died and it was revealed he had parkinson's disease. >> the basic reason after briefly 1/2 years you know you will have to at some point go public and i saw robin williams was diagnosed five months before, i did not think that was the ron he would have committed suicide. i wanted people to understand i have lived with it for 12 years and it is not a death sentence. >> pleasin' us for a special "beyond of headlines," with the battle on parkinson's disease and how he and his family are coping this sunday at 10:00 a.m. right here. >> he is doing so much to raise awareness. >> now, we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. you knew the rain was coming. what is happening next? >> nopefully, you did, too, if you are watching or following us on twitter or facebook or our website. we had it all covered. there was more rain

. >> one of the bay area's most well-known talk show hosts revealed he had parkinson's and he hid it from the public for more than 12 years. ron owens and his wife, news anchor jan black shat down for an exclusive television interview about ron's battle with parkinson's disease and why he went public. >> he decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revealed he had parkinson's disease. >> the basic reason was after 12 1/2 years, you know you will have to go public at some point. when i saw robin had it and was diagnosed months before. i didn't think that was the reason he would have committed suicide. i wanted people to understand that i lived with it for 12 years and it's not a death sentence. >> join cheryl jennings to hear about ron's battle with parkinson's and how he and his family are coping with it. this year supporters of san francisco's walk to end alzheimer's raised $1 million for the fifth year in a row. 5,000 walkers took part in the largest walk in the nation. money raised will have a search for the cure. more than 5 million americans lived with alzheimer'

certain forms of parkinsons' we can actually cure. as some form of a deep depression can be cured in the same way. cluster of neurons are overactive, by inserting a life roads into the brain when to neutralize those overactive neurons and the depression is lifted almost immediately. this is not for everyone but in the laboratories we demonstrated the usefulness of the >> host: "the future of the mind: the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind" is the name of the book. the next caller is carry in california. >> caller: i was curious to hear michio kaku's opinion on brain chemistry experiments at the university of wisconsin in evolving baby monkeys who are suffering in their mothers at birth and several months later are killed in their brain chemistry is analyzed to determine the neurochemical reaction to stress. >> guest: i am not familiar with an experiment but let me say at a number of universities they look at the relationship between stress kamel hormones and brain activity. this was not possible years ago b

. >> well known talk show host recently revealed he has parkinson's disease hid it from the public forore than 12 years. kgo radio if sat down with the cheryl jennings for an exclusive television interview about the battle with parkinson's disease and yes went public. >> decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revalued had he parkinson's disease. >> well the basic reason was that after 12 and a half years you get to a point where you know you have to at some point go public. and when i saw that robin had it and was diagnosed 5 months before ty basically didn't think that would be the reason that he would have exited suicide. i wanted people to basically understand the that i have lived with it for 12 years and it's not a death sentence. fight please join us for special edition of beyond the headlines to hear about ron battle with parkinson's disease and how he and the family coping witness. that's this sunday at 10:00 a.m. rate here on abc 7. >> tune in. >> one last time update weaned weather forecast. >> sand why is in for spencer. >> hi there. we have a beautiful we

but i've often wondered, was this a symptom of parkinson's showing up before the tremors did? >> please join cheryl jennings for her interview with ron owens tomorrow more than at 10:00 a.m. on abc7. >>> a history made on the racetrack today. coming up, how one driver went down in the record books. >>> looking live outside, this is our last summer weekend. we could see changes when fall arrives. drew tuma will let us know about a chance of rain. is it the biting? ...we need to break up. cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years. >> first career win for custer. his seventh career start. >> you did it, man. >> great job. >> that was 16-year-old cole custer, driving into the racing recordbooks. the teen became the youngest driver to ever win a nascar national series event. he led 148 of 175 laps at the new hampshire motor speedway, then fell into seventh

. >> a well-known talk show host recently revealed he has parkinson's disease and he hid it from theublic for more than 12 years. kgo radio's ron owen and january bank sat down with cheryl jennings for an exclusive television interview about ronny's battle with parkinson's disease and why he went public. >> he decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revealed he had parkinson's disease. >> the basic reason was after 12 years you know you are going to have to at some point go public. and when i saw that robin had it and was diagnosed five months before, i basically didn't think that would be the reason that he would have committed suicide. and i wanted people to basically understand that i have lived with it for twelve years and it's not a death sentence. >> please join cheryl jennings for a special addition of "beyond the headlines" to hear about ron's battle with parkinson's disease and how he and his family are coping with it. that's tomorrow on ac7. >> happening today in san francisco the annual walk to end alzheimer's. the walk begins at 10:00 this morning at mis

so the parkinson's kind of feeds into that.l will tell you that i was at 40% or 60% of people who get parkinson's have depression issues. >> reporter: jan, do you find that he's moody? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> well, i seriously think he's sort of always been like that. >> moody? >> well, and before the diagnosis. and then you got on anti-depressants, and it really does make a very big difference in terms of moodiness. but i have always wondered if this was a symptom of parkinson's showing up before the tremors did. >> please join cheryl jennings for her exclusive television interview with kgo radio's ron owens this morning at 10:00 here on abc 7. >>> and up next, a touching display. why christmas tree lights are being lit up for the rest of the month in san mateo county. >>> abc 7 is honoring hispanic heritage month through october 15 with posts to our instagram feed. today is world gratitude day. we are thankful for the community leadership of louis grenado. he is in charge of san francisco's economic development agency. louis

. >> a well-known talk show host recently revealed he has parkinson's disease and he third from the publicor more than 12 years. he said his wife, former kgo news anchor january black sat down with cheryl jennings for an exclusive battle about why his battle with parkinson's disease and why he went public. >> he decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revealed he had parkinson's disease. >> the basic reason was after 12 and a half years you know you are going to have to at some point go public. and when i saw that robin had it and was diagnosed five months before, i basically didn't think that would be the reason that he would have committed suicide. and i wanted people to basically understands that i have lived with it for twelve years and it's not a deathbed. >> please join cheryl jennings for a special addition of "beyond the headlines" to here about ron's battle with parkinson's disease and how he and his family are coping with it. that's tomorrow on ac7. >> happening today in san francisco the annual walk to end alzheimer's. it begins at 10:00 this morning at mission

so the parkinson's kind of feeds into that. bill will tell you that i was at 40% or 60% of people who get parkinson's have depression issues. >> reporter: jan, do you find that he's moody? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> well, i seriously think he's sort of always been like that. >> moody? >> well, and before the diagnosis. and then you got on anti-depressants, and it really does make a very dbig differenc in terms of moodiness. but i have always wondered if this was a symptom of parkins parkinson's showing up before the tremors did. >> please join cheryl jennings for her exclusive television interview with kgo radio's ron owens this morning at 10:00 here on abc 7. >>> and up next, a touching display. why christmas lights are being lit up for the rest of the month in san mateo county. >>> abc 7 is honoring hispanic heritage month through october 15 with posts to our instagram feed. today is world gratitude day. we are thankful for the community leadership of louis grenado. louis has served as the agency's executive director for the pas

. >>> a well-known talk show host recently revealed he has parkinson's disease and that he hid it fromre than 12 years. kgo radio's sat down with cheryl jennings for an exclusive television interview about ron's battle with parkinson's disease and why he went public. >> reporter: you decided to go public after robin williams died and it was revealed that he had parkinson's disease. >> well, the basic reason was that after 12 1/2 years you get to the point you know you're going to have to go public at some point. when i saw robin had it and was diagnosed five months before, i basically didn't think that would be the reason that he would have committed suicide and i wanted people to basically understand that i've lived with it for 12 years and it's not a death sentence. >> please join cheryl jennings for a special edition of "beyond the headlines" to hear about ron's battle with parkinson's disease and how he and his family are coping with it tomorrow right here at 10:00 a.m. on abc 7. >>> happening today in san francisco the annual walk to end alzheimer's. the walk begins at 10:00 at mi

and that drug is for parkinson's disease related psychosis and alzheimer's psychosis.n addition to all the other horrible tragic things about parkinson's and alzheimer's both of which are incurable 20% of patients develop psychotic symptoms and there aren't any descent drugs out there to treat them right now. doctors, what do they do now? they just use traditional antipsychotic drugs off label but these have hideous side effects. they have a remarkably clean safety profile. how big could it be. >> how much? >> it's the first real treatment for this condition. until recently doctors believe that psychosis was a side effect of the treatment for parkinsons but lately it's been recognized as an actual symptom of this tragic disease. tip of the iceberg because treating it could be worth 3 to $4 billion in the u.s. the $2.7 million company sitting on a drug that might do $5 billion in annual sales. that's before we look at schitzofrenia. it met all the points in the phase three trial for parkinson's psychosis and they're expected to file a new drug application in the fourth

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used for patients that affect motor skillets diseases like parkinson's. but moving deeply into the brain carolcarefully stimulatings sti. could be life-altering. the mayo clinic in minnesota where "america tonight" correspondent adam may gained access to a patient, what she was experiencing and it begins with her experiences and as it's an ordinary life. >> jennifer gesen is about to undergo a radical surgery, deep braim stimulationbrain stimulat. she hopes it will cure a mental condition that has taken control of her life. jennifer has severe obsessive compulsive disorder. it first surfaced when she was a young girl. >> i'm going to go to the zoo but nothing's going to be, i'm going to be him. >> growing up in suburban chicago jennifer says her mind was overwhelmed by numbers. she counted unusual objects. and repeated behaviors. >> i had this thing where if i saw like a had stone in a book or passed one, i had to count them. and on a certain number and also i had to open and close things multiple times to make sure just -- to end on a good number or just

. >>> plus, a simple invention to help restore dignity for parkinson's sufferers. >>> and the scene of a frightening situation down in texas. you're watching "first look." >> we'll only get arrested if we get caught. what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... oh yeah, and frosted! what's your most favorite of all? hmm...the kind i have with you. me too. >>> this morning, the battered nfl is on damage control. the league will now use these four women to crack down on domestic violence and sexual assaults. it comes as nfl star adrian peterson is cleared to come back to practice this week and to play on sunday, but companies are not thrilled with how the vikings are handling the situation over child abuse charges. >> whether it's an abusive situation or not or whether he went too far disciplining, we feel very strongly that that is the court's decision to make. >> but the move proved costly. the radisson hotel chain pulling its sponsorship. their logo is always visible during pressers. as for ray rice, still no confirmation on his appeal. th

migraine headaches may be linked to parkinson's disease.raines are the most common brain disorder and both men and women. >> researchers followed over 5000 people over 20 years. double the risk of developing parkinson's disease or other movement disorders later in life than those who cannot. the study appears in the journal neurology. artificial sweeteners have long been used to help people with diabetes and dieters to taste of sugar the elevated blood sugar level or calories. could be doing more harm than good. in a study published in the journal found that produce obesity and diabetes. artificial sweeteners underwent changes in the bacteria. which is consistent with type 2 diabetes. also found to have more fatty acids associated with obesity. study is not enough to change current guidelines. more research is needed. trading in sharetreating injuries with heat packs and ice packs could do more harm than good. using a heat patch or an ice pack to heal and injury discourages patients from becoming active. pass a physical agents should only b

further research could improve further understanding of diseases such as diabetes and parkinson's. scientists hope it will lead to developments of new treatments. mori studied at the university of texas at austin and other overseas institutions. in 2003 he became a professor. and with that we conclude this hour's "newsline." thanks for watching. 6 eñaoao >> live from paris, bringing you the international news. headlines of his tuesday -- flight mh17 was hit by high-speed objects and the plane broke into pieces mid-flight, so are the findings on the report into the crash of the malaysian airlines plane over ukraine in july. iraq's parliament has approved the new prime minister and most of his new unity government, although two key posts including defense and interior have still not been filled. and there are mornings the many thousands of new ebola infections could come in the next two

middle age people who are prone to suffering migraines are more than twice as likely to develop parkinson's disease. new study says that doctors at the uniform services university in maryland says early warning signs include seeing flashing lights. the wink may be associated with dysfunction in one of the brain's messengers but researchers say the the risk is quite low and migraine sufferers should not ab alarm. scientists say if further research confirms the the link then migraines could be included as one of the many warning symptoms used to identify people at a high risk of developing parkinson's. >>> a new study may explain why some of us struggle at math more than others. i'm one of them. researchers link a woman's harmone levels in pregnancy to her child's built to do simple arithmetic. scientists say boys and girls whose mothers had low levels of the harmone, are twice as likely to have poor math skills. >> you about this, 5:19, a little girl fighting cerebral palsy says she's a target of bullies but now she's using a taylor swift song to fight back and inspire others. thinks 18 year

supervisors regarding the annual reporting open the focusness of our san francisco ethnics laws i parkinson's disagree it's unfortunate that the civil grand jury was enable to find those but obviously communications can be improved finding b the transparency induct, etc. i will suggest we agree finding 24 c the proper suicide is considered their ability to achieve the purposes set forth when combngd i agree recommendation 24 that the mayor and the board should request on annual written report on the review of effectiveness this will be implemented the board of supervisors wants to receive the report from the commission go, of course, we should talk about funding finding 25 a the fact that a periodic review of information is to share itself validity. finding 25 b that the ethnic commission has undertaken no auditing of the conflict of interest and the going finding for late finding statement partially disagree there's more work to be done but the board of supervisors look at those area recommendation 25 they should monitor other items again, this recommendation is within the jurisdiction of th

and two boys we've owned our home for 10 years but have 20 years of mortgage i was diagnosed with parkinson's disease so i'm looking at our guest home that is currently reversed for our special guests friends who visit any wife is from stain so the in-laws from spain we want to pay our taxes as a short-term rental for guests our strike criteria for 9 months and we're accountable to our neighborhood for it is best to be accountable so we trust the platforms for airbnb a resolving those issues i remind people fade of strarpgz but even my wife was a stranger please allow us to have home sharing for the global community to velocity our wonderful city and share some of the guests

and two boys we've owned our home for 10 years but have 20 years of mortgage i was diagnosed with parkinson's disease so i'm looking at our guest home that is currently reversed for our special guests friends who visit any wife is from stain so the in-laws from spain we want to pay our taxes as a short-term rental for guests our strike criteria for 9 months and we're accountable to our neighborhood for it is best to be accountable so we trust the platforms for airbnb a resolving those issues i remind people fade of strarpgz but even my wife was a stranger please allow us to have home sharing for the global community to velocity our wonderful city and share some of the guests wealth with us thank you very much. next speaker. >> hello, i he was called earlier but i stepped outs before that. >> what's our name. >> ray. >> go ahead. >> i first represented in san francisco 27 years ago 8 years ago i purchased any first condo in san francisco and now a proud taxpayer and voting member have been district 22 1/2 coagulating ago the hoisted i was fooling economic difficulties helpings helped cell phon

mÁs temprana a los jugadores de football y que docenas serÁn diagnosticados con la enfermedad de parkinson el jersey de rice para el partido de los ravens anoche en baltimore. algunas fanÁticas dijeron que aunque rice se equivocÓ. es buena persona y que el incidente es un asunto de pareja y no era razÓn para que lo corrieran del equipo. por supuesto, la gran mayorÍa de los fans, condenan lo que pasÓ. >>> declararon culpable de homicidio involuntaria al atleta sudafricano oscar pistorius por la muerte de su novia. la jueza ex entendiÓ su libertad cono dirbt hasta el 13 de octubre. va a dictar la sentencia. es la misma jueza que lo declarÓ no culpable de matar a la chica premeditadamente en su casa en febrero del 2013. enfrenta una condena mÁxima de 15 aÑos en prisiÓn. pero podrÍa terminar no pagando ninguna condena de cÁrcel. >>> hay que ver lo que decidirÁ la jueza. >>> esperaremos el 13 de octubre. >>> al regresar en noticiero telemundo se desata la controversia por los nÚmeros de inmigrantes deportados estos Últimos meses. hay discrepancia. >>> como res rescataron a uno de los presos mÁs

with planner were perpetrate to voice concerned that are not new to the destruction i 3r5r7b9d parkinson's as having been the participant of the eastern neighborhoods and having a good memory of that eastern neighborhoods discussion never rose to the same level of details for example, which have a detailed alley guidelines although the concerns of alleys were discussions, however, ken rich at the time that led the project spoke to the lack of funding and time to develop and codify concerns but the projects will come up that we would be able to recess instruct the construction and speak about the importance of alleys. i use that it's not a new discussion i've made the comments on the eir for the pine street building being designed fore architects and several buildings on bush and pine that the alleys as the new open spaces for the democrat indication become more and more important that light in the alleys is something i will speak to with every building in every alley we have. i see nodes from the department this is a correct statement the commissioners will remember i do. >> thank you. i'l

patricia disagree in my mind i partially agtitates semi narcotics i agree with our suggestion we parkinson's disagree let me say a couple of thing i absolutely appreciate the frustration mr. taylor because of the decisions made by the port let me use the most significant example in recent years business owner around the washington eight project they know my prospective on the project the hope and desire when we were going through the process when we were going to be able to figure out how that project could meet the community needs as ended up obeying being proposed as the lead champion on the board of supervisors i had a significant disagreement with the port that being said there's a process for how port commissioners are selected it goes through the board i am the one person here at least on this committee for example, choose to vote against a port commissioner property by itself mayor that's the process we have right now and that's the progress that process was envisioned in the burton act there's a way for us to at the board of supervisors to significantly weigh our objections to port c

. >> one of the clinical studies using ips cells is to develop a treatment for parkinson's disease by regenerating cranial nerve cells. and researchers are also looking at spinal cord injuries and strokes that damage brain cells. >>> scientists are warning of the effects of a massive solar flare. a burst of particles from the sun is hitting our atmosphere. it could disrupt mobile phones and other devices that depend on navigation satellites. the flare erupted from the sun about two days ago. material released came hurtling towards the earth. it will be hitting our atmosphere until friday evening utc. japanese government scientists are warning of possible disruption to radio communication, and they say satellite navigation systems could send users dozens of meters in the wrong direction. they say the particles will not have a direct impact on human health. a solar flare in 1989 caused blackouts in canada. another in 2003 damaged a japanese satellite. solar flares can also cause auroras far from the pole. >>> leaders of the european union over the crisis in ukraine. the new sanctions be

how is the parkinson's?a 45-minute drive and my kids were waiting outside the door to get in to have breakfast before class at 6:45. but i have a wonderful neurologist at the cleveland clinic. i just -- oh, my. just amazing. and i think they worked on what they call the parkinson cocktail of the right medicine blend through the years. and i'm telling you, as long as i get some -- get enough rest, i'm ready to party. >> it is fun with her. >> i bet it is. >> sometimes it is harder to be the one next to the person, the one who loves the person who is going through something than it is to actually go through it. you want to take it on yourself. i know she keeps you positive. we can tell just now. >> yeah, yeah. that's how she's been her -- as long as i've known her. always had this positive attitude and she doesn't let anything get her down. she's just a go getter and if something will start to get her down, she fights that much harder. >> and did you know she had written the letter to us? or was it a surprise

so for a.l.s., parkinson's, allheimers, schizo frenlia, there's very little we can do.'m a founder of q-state biosciences. i've been working on tools to make neurons light up when they fire. by studying the firing patterns of neurons from healthy people and the firing patterns of neurons from sick people we can compare the patterns. and then we can test drugs on the cells and see if we can find compounds that can make the firing patterns of the sick neurons behave more like the healthy ones. basically every cell in our body is pretty much genetically identical and scientists have figured out how to take skin cells to convert them into, for instance, neurons in a dish. in a wild this creature uses a protein to convert sunlight into electricity which it uses to power its metabolism. we found a way to run this protein in reverse, to convert electricity into an optical signal. then we tape the gene, we introduce the genetic material into a virus, and we infect the neurons with this virus, so then the neuron starts to produce the protein and as we culture the neuron, the neu

his wife says he was struggling with depression, anxiety and the early stages of parkinson's diseasee time. >>> listen to this. a new study shows soy products may make tumors worse in breast cancer patients. those who consumed more soy products had changes in their genes. this raises concern that soy may stimulate breastç cancer in so women. >>> this research comes as we get ready for the fourth annual stand up to cancer broadcast. it raises money and brings awareness to the fight against cancer. it will be hosted by dozens of celebrities along with inspiring cancer survivors. you can watch the standup to cancer event tonight right here on nbc 10 beginning at 8:00 p.m. >>> a high school in new york has canceled its homecoming dance as administrators tray to keep racy dance moves off the floor, specifically we're talking twerking, people. officials at mount anthony high school, administrators decided to cancel a homecoming dance to araise awareness. >> they didn't see it as a sexual thing. i don't think the kids intend it that way. this is what they see on tv with the videos. we have

diseases like parkinson's, but now doctors are beginning to move deep into the brain carefully stimulating parts of it in a way that can change a patient's thoughts, moods and behavior. the impact on people with severe depression or tourettes, mayo clinic "america tonight's" special correspondent adam may. he begins with her story and the illness that has ropped her of an ordinary life. >> reporter: jennifer desen is about to undergo a radical surgery. a radical procedure called deep brain stimulation. >> how you doing? we're almost done. >> she hopes it will cure a mental condition that is taken control of her life. jennifer has severe obsessive compulsive disorder. it first surfaced when she was a young girl. >> i'm going to go to the zoo but nothing's going to be, i'm going to be -- >> reporter: growing up in suburban chicago jennifer said her mind was overwhelmed by numbers. she counted unusual objects. and repeated behaviors. >> i had this thing where if i saw like a stone in a book or passed one i had to count them and have them end on a certain number and also i had to open and clos