The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation estimates that as many as one million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s disease and 60,000 new patients are diagnosed each year. Between seven to ten million people are affected by Parkinson’s around the world. Medication costs per person are believed to be around $2,500 each year and the total economic impact is estimated to be around $25 billion in the US alone. Boxing legend Muhammed Ali established the Muhammed Ali Parkinson Center for diagnosis, therapy and research and has raised millions of dollars to find a preventive cure for the dreaded disease. There is immense scope for a company that is able to find a preventive treatment for Parkinson’s which is encouraging many small and large bio-tech firms to invest in research and development. Read about the new drug developments
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