Approximately 15 to 25 per cent of people with Parkinson’s disease have a known relative with the disease. The life expectancy of people with Parkinson’s disease is similar to that of the ...

Charity Parkinson's UK estimates that around 145,000 people in the UK are living with the disease, with that number predicted to grow as life expectancy increases.

Although human life expectancy has nearly doubled over the last century, this trend has been accompanied by an alarming increase in the prevalence of age-related neurodegenerative diseases including ...

Due to increased life expectancy, age-associated neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases are ...