A full understanding of Parkinson's Disease etiopathogenesis and of the causes of the
preferential vulnerability of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons is still an unsolved puzzle. A …

Fueled by aging populations and continued environmental contamination, the global burden
of Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasing. The disease, or more appropriately diseases …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after
Alzheimer's. PD is considered a multifactorial disorder that results, in most cases, from the …

Objective Bradford Hill's viewpoints were used to conduct a weight-of-the-evidence
assessment of the association between Parkinson's disease (PD) and rural living, farming …

There is evidence from observational studies for a role of a number of environmental
exposures and lifestyle habits in modulating the risk for Parkinson's disease. Environmental …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative condition affecting more than 1%
of people over 65 years old. It is characterized by the preferential degeneration of …

Many potential immune therapeutic targets are similarly affected in adult-onset
neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's (AD) disease, Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the death of
dopaminergic neurons and by accumulation of alpha-synuclein (aS) aggregates in the …

Background Extensive literature suggests an association between general pesticide use
and Parkinson's disease (PD). However, with few exceptions, little is known about …

Several neurodegenerative diseases involve loss of catecholamine neurons—Parkinson
disease is a prototypical example. Catecholamine neurons are rare in the nervous system …