April 11 is World Parkinson's Day.
World Parkinson’s Day, April 11, was the birthday of James Parkinson, most famous for
publishing ‘An Essay on the Shaking Palsy’ in 1817. The publication established Parkinson’s
as an internationally recognized medical condition.
On April 11 #UniteForParkinsons is asking everyone, no matter where they are around the world,
to unite and raise awareness and understanding of Parkinson’s on a bigger scale than ever before.
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LifeScience Moment: Salk polio vaccine was announced.
On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh was announced, exactly 10 years
after the death of President Roosevelt, a victim of polio.
In 1957, in an effort to improve upon the killed Salk vaccine, Albert Bruce Sabin began testing a live, oral form of vaccine in which the
infectious part of the virus was inactivated (attenuated). This vaccine became available for use in 1963.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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Science Quote
"Progress in science is not made in 'break throughs,' but in small, often difficult steps."
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Donnell Thomas, 1990 Nobel Laureate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Info.Resource, owner and publisher of California LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want
to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
