AI-Powered Blood Test May Predict Parkinson's Years in Advance of Symptoms

Published JUN 20 2024

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The Spin

While this diagnostic is a huge step forward, we must address the political roadblocks that prevent research into stem cell treatments that could cure Parkinson's entirely. Disinformation and partisan politics could jeopardize treatments and research that make use of fetal stem cells in the US, which has shown promise to treat many sorts of diseases. We need to take a stand against political intrusion into medicine.

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The biggest concern with Parkinson's is not how to treat it, but what causes it. This test will change the lives of people with a disease we are still in the dark about. What is more concerning is that common household products may be linked to the development of this debilitating condition. Our efforts need to be focused on the toxins in our lives that contribute to this medical mystery.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that the US Food and Drug Administration will approve a disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson's disease by 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.