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Clinical Research
The Clinical Research department at the Parkinson's Institute is composed of world-renowned scientists, neurologists, physicians, epidemiologists and toxicologists working as an interdisciplinary team to conduct groundbreaking research in the field of neurological diseases. Clinical research involves human participants and is a component of medical and health research intended to improve the understanding of disease and lead to discoveries that may prevent or treat illness.
Clinical Research at the Parkinson's Institute is involved in a variety of exciting epidemiological studies that examine the relationship of environmental and genetic risk factors that may be involved in causing Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. Disease risk factors under study include age, sex, genes, occupation, place of residence exposure to toxic chemicals, and many other characteristics. These studies could not be completed without the generous contribution of time and information from people with and without neurological disease.
With the help and cooperation of people in communities worldwide, the department is successfully conducting many important studies that contribute to the understanding of the cause(s) and cure for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.
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