AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) Computational, cell biological, and human tissue-based studies establish GPNMB as a risk gene and potential therapeutic target for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), researchers report. PD is a debilitating progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Diagnosis of the disease often relies on the presence of motor control...
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Osteoarthritis linked to higher Parkinson’s disease risk
WILEY A study published in Arthritis Care & Research has uncovered an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease in individuals with osteoarthritis. The retrospective study using Taiwan’s Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 included 33,360 patients who were 50-64 years old and had osteoarthritis in 2002-2005. A comparison group consisted of 33,360 age- and sex-matched individuals without osteoarthritis. The osteoarthritis...