Parkinson's Cure Journey

Environment & lifestyle

The lane

Status
Open. The evidence points both ways; no therapy has been tested to the end.
Verdict
Toxins and head injury raise risk; nicotine failed; exercise (SPARX3) is being tested.
Family
Body
Landmarks
11 in this lane, 3 more tagged with it. Advanced 2 · Open 8 · Dead end 1

The verdict and status come from the project's branches.yaml and use research wording.

Landmarks in this lane

11 landmarks drawn in this lane, oldest first. Select a column heading to sort.
Manganese parkinsonism in welders and miners1967–2013DiscoveryStill being studied––19 Oct 20264
MPTP: a chemical that causes Parkinson's1983DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20264
Dieldrin and organochlorines in Parkinson's brains1994–2009DiscoveryStill being studied––19 Oct 20263
Smoking and coffee: protective associations2000–2023DiscoveryDid not hold up––19 Oct 20262
Sex differences in risk2004DiscoveryStill being studied––19 Oct 20264
Pesticides and solvents linked to Parkinson's2011–2023DiscoveryStill being studied––19 Oct 20264
Exercise: SPARX and SPARX32017–2026Trial in peopleMixed or early results––19 Oct 20262
Head injury raises Parkinson's risk2018DiscoveryStill being studied––20 Oct 20263
Global Burden of Disease 2016 for Parkinson's2018DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––20 Oct 20262
Air pollution and Parkinson's2019–2023DiscoveryStill being studied––20 Oct 20263
Camp Lejeune solvent-water cohort2023DiscoveryStill being studied––20 Oct 20261

Also tagged with this lane

3 landmarks drawn in another lane but tagged with this one. Select a column heading to sort.
Twin study: genes matter little after age 501999DiscoveryConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20262
Rotenone reproduces Parkinson's features in rats2000Research modelConfirmed and built on––19 Oct 20263
Mendelian randomisation: urate and BMI2014–2021DiscoveryDid not hold up––19 Oct 20261

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