Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be ...
5 days ago · Lindberg had Parkinson’s disease, the neurologist said, with all the classic symptoms. PD—as the scientists she would meet call it—is a neurological disorder, and a life …
Parkinson’s shift: How toxins, not genes, drive a hidden epidemic
Could the water from a quaint military base be the silent architect of a neurological epidemic? For decades, Parkinson's disease was framed as a genetic inevitability-a disorder written into DNA ...
Scientists thought Parkinson's was in our genes, but new ...
1 day ago · If Parkinson's is an environmental disease, as Dorsey and a small group of researchers believe, then it could theoretically be prevented. A turning point came in 1982, …
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be ...
2 days ago · And the ball was decidedly not environmental health. “Donors want a cure,” Langston says. “And they want it now.” In 1997, researchers found a family in Italy that had …
Northwestern scientists identify key genes behind Parkinson's ...
Apr 11, 2025 · The scientists identified a new set of genes that contribute to the risk of Parkinson's disease, which opens the door to previously untapped drug targets for treating PD.
Scientists Thought Parkinson's Was in Our Genes. It Might Be ...
A Navy veteran developed tremors, speech lapses and a dragging right foot beginning around 2017 and soon received a rapid diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is described as …
New key genes in Parkinson’s disease identified using CRISPR ...
Apr 10, 2025 · Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new set of genes that contribute to the risk of Parkinson’s disease, opening the door to previously untapped drug targets for …