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Good Samaritan Hospital Hosts "The Paradox Workshop," October 13-16
Franco-American Workshop will discuss roles of free radicals and oxidative stress in cardiac and neurological disorders and cancers
In collaboration with the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the University of Southern California, the Consulate of France in Los Angeles, and the University Pierre & Marie Curie, and the Sorbonne, Universities of Paris, Good Samaritan Hospital is honored to host “The Paradox Workshop” in the Moseley-Salvatori Conference Center from October 13 through October 16, 2016. The informative 3-day workshop will explore the Oxygen Paradox, the French Paradox, and the roles of free radicals and oxidative stress in heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer, Parkinson, and Huntington disease, macular degeneration, cancer, immunity, and aging
The “Oxygen Paradox” means that although oxygen is required for human life, it is also extremely harmful because of the free radicals and other oxidants generated by metabolism, radiation, and environmental toxicants – a problem often referred to as “Oxidative Stress.” The “French Paradox” is based on an apparent anomaly that the ‘typical’ French diet is relatively high in lipids and cholesterol, yet the incidence of heart attacks and strokes is (historically) no greater than that seen in the U.S. Oxidative stress, poor diets, obesity, and physical inactivity all have long been associated with increased risk of heart diseases, stroke, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, and cancer. Similarly, oxidative stress is frequently invoked as a possible causal factor in aging, as evidenced by the popularity of the Free Radical Theory of Aging.
The invitation-only event will consist of world-renowned clinicians and scientists from the U.S. and France. The event will explore both new therapeutic approaches and research findings, and assess both the convergent and divergent trends in disease etiology, disease progression, and prognosis between the two countries. The workshop will also serve as a platform for the presentation of a position paper on the current understanding, future research imperatives, and eventual clinical goals and objectives, to be published in a top-flight biomedical journal.