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I am aware of Dr. Leshin's attempt to verify the requirements for Dow professorships, however, I am not aware of any inaccuracies that he may believe that he has found. You guys crack me up!!!   I am laughing my butt off at Brett's reaming of Dr. Leshin, and Dr. Leshin is trying to find out what he can about me.  What on earth does the requirement for a Dow Professorship have to do with the known biochemistry and intermediary _meta_bolism that has been in the literature for years or decades?  My employer is happy with me and my grasp of my field, and acquired me after a national search.  The pharmaceutical firms for whom I consult are happy with my grasp of biochemistry as applied to discovery and development of therapies for disease categories ranging from _meta_bolic diseases through bacterial infection.  Guess what?  If they are happy with me and my grasp of biochemistry, I really don't care if anyone else is.  They surely don't contract me to listen to my scintillating personality.!!! One thing is sure, I have to have a lot more chemistry and biochemistry knowledge than the average pediatrician or pharmacist. If you don't like my web site, don't read it.  If the biochemistry offends you, go to the original sources which you no doubt can access and rail at those who did the work. People who are true biochemists and at the top of the field can converse intelligently with me on the biochemistry of Down Syndrome. Incidentally, they do not have the _title_ M.D. anywhere in their signature lines, but often are identifiable as a Ph.D. Most if not all physicians in this country have minimal training and exposure to biochemistry and have a relatively poor understanding of it.  For this reason, they rely almost exclusively on nationally reported studies rather than practicing medicine. So, don't read my website.  Don't complain.  If you wish to give your child Nutrivene-D and piracetam, do it with the advice and consultation of your physician.  He or she is far better at helping you interpret its impact on your child than a pediatrician a few thousand miles away who has never even seen your child.  If it works, great.  If it doesn't, and in some cases it may not work because of the genetic diversity in the human population (read: mutations), then pursue other courses of therapy. Do not discount the value of a parent working with a child to aid in his/her development outside of the nutritional sphere. I am actively pursuing support for a double-blind study of the TNI protocol.  We all need to know the quantitative benefits of the therapy, we need to know who will and who will not benefit.  It is just research.  No big deal.  The big deal is getting funding.  Argue for or against as you will, it shall not change the course of the research substantially.  It will not make the therapy work or not work.  At least consider the option.  Taking your child home and loving him or her is the first step.  Then explore your options. If anyone has any good ideas on parameters that can be measured that may contribute positively to the study, we are always interested in your input. I think I shall sign off again.  The listserv hasn't improved with my absence.  Everytime I log on, there is some kind of silliness or nonsense going on. David H. Swenson, Ph.D. H. H. Dow Professor of Chemistry Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI  48710 (517)790-4292 (W) 837-2213 (H)  790-2717 (F) http://www.svsu.edu/~swenson/ mirrored at  http://users.mdn.net/swenson/