A Parkinson’s disease, is the second most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative disease with an incidence of about 0.3 per cent in the general population and about 1 per cent in people over 60 years of age. Its most common symptoms in developing disease include:
-Resting tremor,
-Muscle stiffness,
-Slowing down of movement,
-Difficulty maintaining posture.
The first symptoms appear between the ages of 40 and 60, and diagnoses are made even later. The earlier the disease is diagnosed, the better the chances of implementing a treatment to slow down the development of the disease.
Researchers from the University of Gdansk, in collaboration with scientists from the Medical University of Gdansk, have developed a simple low-cost and non-invasive method for diagnosing predisposition to Parkinson’s disease.
The method is based on the relationship between hydrogen peroxide and 17β-estradiol and their metabolites as biomarkers and the compounds in the blood serum from the patient’s blood sample.
