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Parkinson's disease is growing faster than any other neurological condition worldwide, with incidence projected to double in the coming decades, according to a physician and scientist with more than 20 years specializing in the disease.
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon's recent public diagnosis has drawn renewed attention to a condition with no cure and a treatment pipeline still working through basic biology.
The next confirmable development is clinical evidence from investigational gene therapy programs now in progress. The knowledge gap compounds the treatment gap.
The Dana Foundation found brain health ranks as a top priority for Americans, but 66% of respondents report little or no knowledge about brain health research, with older Americans registering the lowest awareness.
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