{"id":17819,"date":"2016-07-29T03:58:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T03:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/?p=17819"},"modified":"2016-07-29T04:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T04:02:09","slug":"alarming-parkinsons-rise-since-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/alarming-parkinsons-rise-since-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarming: Parkinson\u2019s on the rise since 30 years \u2013 but why?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]First of its kind study shows significant increase of Parkinson\u2019s disease since 1976. Good news: it might be preventable!<\/em><\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/h2>\n

Parkinson\u2019s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by rigidity, tremor, postural instability, and slowness of movement. It develops gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Study<\/h2>\n

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA, included more than 1000 Parkinson\u2019s patients in the study and investigated their medical records from birth to death between 1976 and 2005. The data comes from the Rochester Epidemiology Project. The study was recently published in the Journal JAMA Neurology<\/p>\n

The Findings<\/h2>\n

\u2022 Rates of Parkinson\u2019s increased steadily since 30 years.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Men have a 17% higher risk to develop Parkinson\u2019s than woman.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Smoking: there seems to be a link between decrease in smoking and increase in Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pesticides: there seems to be a link between increase use of herbicides and pesticides in agriculture and increase in Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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The Conclusion<\/h2>\n

The authors of the study conclude: \u201cWe have reasons to believe that this is a real trend\u201d<\/p>\n

“The trend cannot be explained by genetic factors because the genetic risk of Parkinson’s disease is extremely low in the general population [so] the cause [of the increase] must be environmental or lifestyle”<\/p>\n

Other environmental factors such as chemicals in the air, water, or soil may play a role as well. Life style factors such as poor diet, too less physical activity and others are also in the discussion.<\/p>\n

These findings are very interesting since life style and environmental factors can be changed. Therefore further research in this direction is needed.<\/p>\n

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Parkinsons Disease – German Neuroscience Center Dubai 1<\/a><\/h4>\n

In Parkinson’s disease, certain nerve cells (neurons) in the brain gradually break down or die. These certain nerve cells are responsible for the design, the development and the realization of movements. The loss of neurons results in a decreased dopamine level in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical messenger between nerve cells.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n