Promising strategies for slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s disease

Understanding of the processes involved in Parkinson’s disease (PD) degeneration has vastly improved over the last 20 years. In a review, published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, experts consider which of the existing strategies to slow down or stop the degenerative processes of PD are most likely to be successful over the next 20 years. PD is a slowly progressive disorder that affects movement, muscle control, and balance. “Our understanding of PD pathophysiology has vastly improved compared to what we knew 20 years ago,” explained authors Tom Foltynie, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Institute of Neurology & The National