New treatments emerging for Parkinson's disease
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="maladies">maladies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Parkinson">Parkinson</span>'<span word="s">s</span>...<span word="a">a</span> <span word="degenerative">degenerative</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="age">age</span> 50, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="disabling">disabling</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="tremors">tremors</span>. <span word="Medications">Medications</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parkinson">Parkinson</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>.</p><p><span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Parkinson">Parkinson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="though">though</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Medstar">Medstar</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="move">move</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awful">awful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="credits">credits</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> -- <span word="from">from</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>.</p><p><span word="Parkinson">Parkinson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="dopamine">dopamine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="muscle">muscle</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="mysteriously">mysteriously</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parkinson">Parkinson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="N">N</span>. <span word="study">study</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p>
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