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Parkinson's is now the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease and the fastest-growing degenerative neurological disorder, according .
Researchers have postulated that the environmental contaminant trichloroethylene may be contributing to the rise in Parkinson’s disease, according to a literature review in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.“Numerous genetic causes or risk factors for the disease have been identified, but the vast majority of individuals with PD do not carry any of these mutations,” E.