Parkinson's Disease - Research

Research

See also: Parkinson's disease clinical research

There is little prospect of dramatic new PD treatments expected in a short time frame. Currently active research directions include the search for new animal models of the disease and studies of the potential usefulness of gene therapy, stem cell transplants and neuroprotective agents.

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