Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Marjorie: It's great to know he is still working on it. I hope he uncovers some info that will help us. I wonder why he cannot focus more on rosacea considering the fact that the NRS gave him the grant money to do it. I feel a little cheated considering the fact that much of the money is probably donations from rosacea sufferers. Maybe just a small portion was given by the NRS. Patty > > I just received a reply from Dr. Ethan Lerner. (He's the physician > researcher who was given an NRS grant 1-2 years ago for studying the > direct effects of nitric oxide (NO) in the skin. You may recall that > his mice research found those with high NO skin levels had > inflammation around their hair shafts. The results of his more recent > work measuring NO levels in human skin samples was too early to > report.) > > In his reply, he described his work regarding NO and rosacea as still > in the hypothesis stage, meaning he has no direct evidence proving a > link between NO (or other peptide vasodilators) and rosacea. It > sounds like rosacea is not the major thrust of his work, but that's > not to say that rosacea won't eventually benefit from his work. He's > presently performing preliminary (pre-clinical) work on topically > applied NO inhibitors. I wouldn't expect him to share with me how > that's going. > > I wrote back thanking him for his work on behalf of those with > rosacea who are anxious for more treatment options, and I requested > that he keep me posted on his progress. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Why cheated, Patty? Good scientists understand ahead of time all the potential implications of their work, and use that knowledge to extend the value of their research and to attract grants. Academic researchers follow their own interests, as it should be -- they work on behalf of all society, not just the people who fund them at the moment. And those who fund academic research understand the work is being conducted within that context. Corporate scientists are the ones who work on behalf of whoever pays them, within pharmaceutical and medical device companies. I've come to appreciate that realistic hope is what it's all about with chronic diseases. Anything else is just cruel, and leads to feelings of being cheated and worse. It's important not to be seduced by unrealistic expectations (but also not to let maintenance care become hopeless because that isn't realistic either). Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > > > I just received a reply from Dr. Ethan Lerner. (He's the physician > > researcher who was given an NRS grant 1-2 years ago for studying > the > > direct effects of nitric oxide (NO) in the skin. You may recall > that > > his mice research found those with high NO skin levels had > > inflammation around their hair shafts. The results of his more > recent > > work measuring NO levels in human skin samples was too early to > > report.) > > > > In his reply, he described his work regarding NO and rosacea as > still > > in the hypothesis stage, meaning he has no direct evidence proving > a > > link between NO (or other peptide vasodilators) and rosacea. It > > sounds like rosacea is not the major thrust of his work, but that's > > not to say that rosacea won't eventually benefit from his work. > He's > > presently performing preliminary (pre-clinical) work on topically > > applied NO inhibitors. I wouldn't expect him to share with me how > > that's going. > > > > I wrote back thanking him for his work on behalf of those with > > rosacea who are anxious for more treatment options, and I requested > > that he keep me posted on his progress. > > > > Marjorie > > > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Why cheated, Patty? Good scientists understand ahead of time all the potential implications of their work, and use that knowledge to extend the value of their research and to attract grants. Academic researchers follow their own interests, as it should be -- they work on behalf of all society, not just the people who fund them at the moment. And those who fund academic research understand the work is being conducted within that context. Corporate scientists are the ones who work on behalf of whoever pays them, within pharmaceutical and medical device companies. I've come to appreciate that realistic hope is what it's all about with chronic diseases. Anything else is just cruel, and leads to feelings of being cheated and worse. It's important not to be seduced by unrealistic expectations (but also not to let maintenance care become hopeless because that isn't realistic either). Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > > > I just received a reply from Dr. Ethan Lerner. (He's the physician > > researcher who was given an NRS grant 1-2 years ago for studying > the > > direct effects of nitric oxide (NO) in the skin. You may recall > that > > his mice research found those with high NO skin levels had > > inflammation around their hair shafts. The results of his more > recent > > work measuring NO levels in human skin samples was too early to > > report.) > > > > In his reply, he described his work regarding NO and rosacea as > still > > in the hypothesis stage, meaning he has no direct evidence proving > a > > link between NO (or other peptide vasodilators) and rosacea. It > > sounds like rosacea is not the major thrust of his work, but that's > > not to say that rosacea won't eventually benefit from his work. > He's > > presently performing preliminary (pre-clinical) work on topically > > applied NO inhibitors. I wouldn't expect him to share with me how > > that's going. > > > > I wrote back thanking him for his work on behalf of those with > > rosacea who are anxious for more treatment options, and I requested > > that he keep me posted on his progress. > > > > Marjorie > > > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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