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They may have originated in Mexico City’s Colonia Guerrero, where the Montoya family has been making them since 1964 at the ever-popular Los Machetes Amparito The giant quesadillas have since spread across Mexico City after scouring the city for the hearty treat I suggest we nickname “Machete City.” Casita Nicole became the first machete purveyor in Austin when it opened six years ago which she visited as a child during family trips from her home state of Hidalgo the street food signifies nostalgia and entrepreneurial spirit “I just remember too much about them and found my way to making them,” she explains started their trailer with $20,000 in savings and named it Casita Nicole in honor of their daughter They use recipes Vizuet developed from her childhood memories and further visits to Los Machetes Amparito “We were selling so much that we couldn’t do it by hand anymore,” she says “We had to buy [a special tortilla press] to make them.”  To understand why Casita Nicole is so beloved you need only bite into the flor de calabaza machete soft and gooey in contrast to the crispy-edged corn tortilla But my favorites were the campechano (a mixture of chorizo and carne asada) and the juicy It’s just one of the many side businesses she and her family have Another is a mechanical bull they rent out for parties That operation is overseen by her twelve-year-old son The one-year-old Taqueria Casita Vizuet trailer sits in a grocery store parking lot on North Lamar Boulevard in a part of the city dense with mobile food vendors Maria and her husband had operated a second location of Casita Nicole for Ivonne before opening Casita Vizuet on their own Although initially the independent operation was a surprise to Ivonne she says that the family drama is behind them She’s happy to see machetes flourish in Austin: “It’s good for competition.” the machete to order is the herbaceous flor de calabaza mixed in a generous foundation of cheese in a crunchy It’s best enjoyed under the wood-framed seating area which is decorated with hand-painted signage advertising machetes and other street foods available from the trailer Maria says that although she is from Hidalgo It’s there where she worked as a counselor “It’s what I really love to do,” she says though making machetes isn’t bad either Taqueria Casita Vizuet is a not-to-be-missed machete spot A few blocks up the road from Taqueria Casita Vizuet Machetes Doña Leova serves from the parking lot of Austin Appliance Rebuilders next door to a Chuy’s Tex-Mex restaurant and across the street from an indoor Latin American flea market This family operation had its grand opening in August and is overseen by Leticia Santos Gonzalez and her brother Gonzalo The menu has a long list of filling options with standouts including shrimp (a customer favorite) Don’t hesitate to order the flavorful cecina Its salinity is offset by the slick caramelized onions and peppers narrow quesadillas are served with palate-cleansing cucumbers and radishes as well as a fiery green chile and pickled onions Machetes Doña Leova has a colorful covered seating area with picnic tables cheerful Christmas lights are wrapped around every post In stark contrast to the other machete purveyors I visited, Aparicio’s specializes in all manner of flashy Mexican street foods Here you can try tacos made with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos-infused corn tortillas The menu even includes tacos topped with flakes of edible gold.  is a disappointment because the wildly popular corn puffs lack kick Owner Victor Aparicio suggests adding cilantro but I think it’s perfect the way it is Wash down the machete or any of the other dishes with one of several creative milkshakes Aparicio says he’s been crazy since he was a kid “Every day is crazy,” he laughs And if you’re not laughing while enjoying his outlandish and no-holds-barred dishes there might be something wrong with your sense of humor Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced that a new border crossing with neighboring Romania became operational A statement Tuesday by the Moldovan presidency noted that Sandu said a pontoon bridge was built between Leova and the town of Bumbata in Moldova and Romania Sandu said the bridge above the Prut River was built in eight months “We will build even more bridges to be closer to Romania and the EU,” she said Moldovan Interior Minister Ana Revenco said during an interview with local television March 22 that Moldova and Romania will launch a joint border control at the Albita-Leuseni checkpoint Revenco said the Leova-Bumbata checkpoint would open in the spring expressing that it would ensure accelerated traffic at the border is a candidate for EU membership after having applied to join the bloc in March 2022 It was given EU candidacy status last June felt a tingling sensation in his left thumb uncontrollable shakes in my hand up to the wrist,” he recounts they told him he might have Parkinson’s disease starting with what they called the essential tremor one of the early symptoms of this progressive disease Parkinson’s gradually damages the cells of the nervous system leading to agonizing neuronal death and its treatment remains under investigation there is a region known as the substantia nigra The nerve cells send messages to both sides of the brain via neurotransmitters which controls motor functions like moving an arm or a leg This institution conducts cutting-edge research and generates new knowledge to address and treat this disorder Age is the primary risk factor, but sex also plays a role, with men being 1.5 times more likely than women to develop Parkinson’s blending environmental and hereditary causes my father also had it,” recalls Garza who sought early treatment to prevent more severe symptoms who has been researching this from a biological heritage perspective for two decades “the genetic factor is present in 15% of patients with Parkinson’s and up to 18 genes linked to its development are already known.” His team at the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Zambrano-Hellion Hospital is working to identify Latin American genes in patients to improve treatments to combat the disease and anticipate its most debilitating manifestations “a DNA analysis is being carried out on patients with Parkinson’s to perform a genetic correlation with some clinical signs that appear and to conduct a genetic evaluation with certain markers that appear long before the disease becomes apparent.” Although this neurological disorder exhibits a wide variety of data in its clinical presentation the initial manifestation usually begins with a resting tremor “which first occurs in one limb and then generalizes throughout the body,” the neuroscientist clarifies Affected individuals also suffer from muscle rigidity in the limbs “But there can be another 50 non-motor symptoms and autonomic disorders,” explains Héctor Martínez some signs appear up to 10 or even 15 years before motor problems such as a loss of smell or rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder often unpleasant dreams with a lot of action during the night but my wife does remember that I did it often,” confesses Leova Garza we can predict the future development of the disease in the population and even prevent its worst effects in those we already know to have Parkinson’s,” says Martínez one of the scientists involved in the search for biomarkers for early diagnosis and neuropathological data analyzed in studies have shown that the pathology of this condition occurs years before the symptoms appear tiny regulators of gene expression in Parkinson’s patients “The levels and content of these microRNAs in patients’ blood can track the disease’s progression,” Martínez says MicroRNAs have become an attractive non-invasive tool for diagnosing early and monitoring the progression of neurodegenerative diseases “If we find recurring microRNAs in Parkinson’s patients associated with pre-symptoms we can intervene before motor symptoms start,” Martínez details the levels in a patient’s blood and the content of their information can be used to track the course of the disease “These micro-regulators found in bodily fluids and other extracellular environments exhibiting a complex cell-to-cell communication mechanism.” This property has positioned them as potential biological indicators microRNAs have become an attractive non-invasive tool for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases “If we find forms of microRNA that are repeated in Parkinson’s patients and are related to some of the early signs before the initial presentation of the disease is detected we can intervene before motor symptoms begin before more than 50% of the dopaminergic neurons are lost,” Martínez explains My hands still tremble if I get nervous or angry I can still drive and draw,” says patient Leova Garza who did not give up his profession as an architect despite the stark diagnosis he received over a decade ago the chances of helping the patient and treating them as soon as possible with the available therapies diminish,” notes Martínez one of the doctors who has been treating him since then This dopamine precursor helps with movement and coordination “These drugs work well when combined with physical activity and rehabilitation,” says Martínez When medications and motor rehabilitation therapies are no longer effective, it’s time to turn to stimulation techniques, explains Fortino Salazar, a neurosurgeon and co-founder of the TecSalud Parkinson’s Center Since 2000, Salazar’s team has operated on patients with severe, medication-resistant tremors. Annually, about 20 individuals undergo DBS at the center This technique uses electrical current to regulate brain activity by placing electrodes in the brain and a battery under the chest “This allows for significant control of rigidity among other symptoms,” explains Fortino Salazar who underwent the surgery more than a year ago “I noticed a 100% difference,” the patient asserts a significant improvement in the patient’s quality of life is anticipated and a 50% average reduction in the required medications is expected the amount of levodopa I was taking increased for it to be effective But I didn’t want to take so many pills I reduced them by up to 90% thanks to the surgery!” Garza is grateful for the significant changes he noticed after undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation “This is a safe therapy that works very well. However, it does not improve all issues, such as walking,” clarifies Eduardo Moraud This Spanish scientist works at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and is one of the world’s leading experts in neuromodulation techniques Moraud has applied his engineering and robotics expertise to studying the human nervous system becoming a pioneer in spinal stimulation technologies “Instead of sending activation to the brain area affected by Parkinson’s we do not attack the origin of the problem the output that sends signals to the legs,” explains the research group leader responsible for a historic milestone: enabling a patient with advanced Parkinson’s disease to walk again This revolutionary technique had already been tested on paraplegic individuals who were unable to take a single step and regained their ability to walk the day after the operation the interdisciplinary team led by the Spaniard succeeded in implementing the same type of neuroprosthesis in a Swiss patient who had been living with the disorder for more than 20 years “He had already undergone deep brain stimulation and other available techniques that improved his symptoms But there came a point when he no longer responded to therapies and could no longer walk,” explains the scientist who then came up with the idea of installing two implants in his brain to read thoughts and send them to a third implant to electrically stimulate the spinal cord After the implementation of his development “our patient went from falling up to six times a day to at most once a week In addition to improving his physical condition he began to feel much more confident,” Moraud details The revolutionary technology can measure the electrical activity generated by the brain to control spinal stimulation acting as a digital bridge between the brain and the spine the brain sends signals to the spinal cord to restore voluntary control the implant helps us trick the faulty nervous system manipulating these connections to appropriately stimulate the spinal cord and enable the patient to walk,” explains the engineer proud of the impact of this historic development TecSalud successfully incorporated a new technology into DBS in a 65-year-old patient with advanced Parkinson’s This device sends electrical impulses and detects and corrects altered brain activity in addition to sending the electrical impulses to the brain we can detect altered brain activity in patients and correct it in real time This allows for more precise stimulation and improves the patient’s clinical condition,” explains the neurosurgeon at TecSalud the only private center in the country that offers the most effective and innovative methods for managing Parkinson’s positioning itself among the best care centers in the world “We already have a protocol that we will apply to use Spinal Stimulation in these patients with walking difficulties such as chronic pain,” explains Fortino Salazar His team also plans to incorporate another revolutionary development into their services “This involves high-intensity focused ultrasound which does not require surgery and is only available in very few places worldwide,” he notes This innovative treatment uses ultrasound waves to treat debilitating tremors with a non-invasive procedure “It produces the same effects as deep brain stimulation to improve slowness Remember that this disorder completely disables daily activities Everyday tasks that take increasingly longer for those who suffer from it end up becoming an impossible mission,” says the neurologist who explains that the course of Parkinson’s on many occasions causes the person to isolate themselves and enter a depression Leova Garza has worked to alleviate the social effects of the disease he has suffered from for 15 years I would hide the hand I couldn’t control I wanted to avoid giving explanations and feeling sorry for myself I don’t do that anymore,” he reveals “The social implications of Parkinson’s are immense the importance of patient care must be under the coordination and experience of a multidisciplinary team which integrates from neurosurgery specialists to psychologists,” says Martínez this positions TecSalud as one of the best centers for treating the disease: “The close accompaniment of patients and their families together with the implementation of the most effective and pioneering therapies based on frontier science.” Although the mechanisms of Parkinson’s still hold many unknowns for medicine “and there is a long way to go to stop it completely I do not doubt that we will achieve it soon,” Salazar enthusiastically assures his team has already achieved that patients like Garza with more than a decade living with the disorder can control almost all of its sequelae and “recover the quality of life thanks to the wonderful care that the entire medical team provided me.” Contact our content editor to learn more: marianaleonm@tec.mx Tec Research Institute for the Future of Education 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Raphael Brion & Nicolai McCrary TX 78753">.css-56eu0z{width:1em;height:1em;display:inline-block;line-height:1em;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray100);vertical-align:middle;fill:currentColor;}10600 N Lamar Blvd Austin It’s hard to miss Machetes Doña Leova’s trailer on North Lamar in the parking lot of Austin Appliance Rebuilders hand-painted lettering proclaiming they have machetes (as well as gorditas The machetes here are nearly enough to feed two hungry people as well as the shrimp one that comes with poblano They also sometimes have birria here as a special - no consome though - but a birria machete is a pretty rare sight to behold (and also a delicious thing to eat) Mexican South Austin Autenticos Michoacaos has a wide menu of tacos and just about anything else you can fit inside of a tortilla and the ones here are excellent - full of enough meat and cheese to fill half a dozen (or more) street tacos They spend enough time on the griddle to really crisp up getting almost firm enough to rival its namesake tool but we’re also pretty confident this is a “no wrong answer” situation when it comes to choosing fillings Casita Nicole Antojitos MexicanosAparicio’sTaqueria Casita Vizuet