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ATH is clearing pursuing the right target – Parkinson’s disease ...

Asked about the future of Parkinson’s disease in the US, Dr Ray Dorsey says,

“We’re on the tip of a very, very large iceberg.”

Dorsey, a neurologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and

author of Ending Parkinson’s Disease, believes a Parkinson’s epidemic

is on the horizon. Parkinson’s is already the fastest-growing neurological

disorder in the world; in the US, the number of people with Parkinson’s

has increased 35% the last 10 years, says Dorsey, and “We think over the

next 25 years it will double again.”

Most cases of Parkinson’s disease are considered idiopathic – they lack

a clear cause. Yet researchers increasingly believe that one factor is

environmental exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), a chemical compound

used in industrial degreasing, dry-cleaning and household products such

as some shoe polishes and carpet cleaners.

TCE is a carcinogen linked to renal cell carcinoma, cancers of the cervix,

liver, biliary passages, lymphatic system and male breast tissue, and fetal

cardiac defects, among other effects. Its known relationship to Parkinson’s

may often be overlooked due to the fact that exposure to TCE can predate

the disease’s onset by decades. While some people exposed may sicken

quickly, others may unknowingly work or live on contaminated sites

for most of their lives before developing symptoms of Parkinson’s.
above note - the Guardian online

If we crack this one I have no idea what ATH will be worth !!!