Parkinson's affects more than half a million Americans, with around 50,000 more being diagnosed each year. It seems to affect men more than women and Caucasians more than others. It is seen mostly as a disease related to aging, but recently cases of "early-onset" Parkinson's (where the patients diagnosed are under 40 years old) have increased. And although age and heredity have both been found to increase the risk of a person getting Parkinson's, it is still largely unknown why some people develop it (even though they may not be at high risk) and some people who fall into the high risk category do not.
Scientists at the University of Dundee in Scotland now hope that studying the nervous system of a worm called C. elegans could provide more insight into why some humans develop this debilitating disease. This worm shares the genes associated with developing Parkinson's with humans, and adding that to the fact that the way the worm's nerve cells communicate with each other is very similar to how human's nerve cells do (but in a much simpler form) makes it a great opportunity to research how changes or mutations in these genes lead to the development of Parkinson's and how drugs could possibly be utilized to stop these mutations from happening or to correct them.
For more information go to www.parkinsonresearchfoundation.org
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
My husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease at 57.his symptoms were shuffling of feet,slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 45 degree angle, things were tough for me, but now he finally free from the disease with the help of total cure ultimate health home, he now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed, he had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult,getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible.we had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot,the biggest helped we had was ultimatehealthhome they walked us through the proper steps,am highly recommended this ultimatehealthhome@gmail.com to anyone who needs help.
After was running around from doctor to doctor before we finally get rid of her PD ,at age 74 my mother noticed that her handwriting was getting smaller and I was writing faster as well. She also noticed a small tremor in her left hand. The doctor went over her different symptoms and he suspected she either had a small stroke or the beginnings of Parkinson 's disease. After finding a neurologist and some testing she was diagnosed with the beginning stages of Parkinson’s disease. That was 3 years ago. She take Sinimet four times a day to control the symptoms, which include falling, imbalance, gait problems, swallowing difficulties, and slurring of speech,This year, our family doctor started her on multivitamincare. org PD Herbal mixture, 15 weeks into treatment she improved dramatically. At the end of the full treatment course, the disease is totally under control. No case of dementia, hallucination, weakness, muscle pain or tremors.
Post a Comment