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Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a genetic disease found in older individuals, and is one of the most common genetic diseases. Statistics Approximately one percent of all Americans over the age of 60 have been diagnosed with PD. This equates to about 60,000 total Americans living with PD, and over 10 million worldwide. According to http://www.parkinson.org,Continue reading “Parkinson’s”

Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is a Multifactorial inheritance gene, meaning that it was caused by a variety of factors including environmental and genetic ones. It is the number one cause of dementia in the United States and other places in the world, meaning memory loss is to be expected when developing Alzheimer’s. Although Alzheimer’s is chronic,Continue reading “Alzheimer’s”