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Parkinson's disease

NOUN
nervous system disorder
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Dead Kennedys guitarist and founding member Raymond “East Bay Ray” Pepperell has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the band’s management announced Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Initial clinical trials using induced stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease are underway in Japan, according to Tackenberg.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Michael J Fox was given a standing ovation as he received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his campaigning for support for Parkinson's disease.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was noted the defendant was now in poor health, had diabetes, glaucoma and impaired hearing, had previously had a heart attack and might be experiencing the onset of Parkinson's disease.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

It was the Megalosaurus, and the name was actually suggested to Buckland by his friend Dr. James Parkinson, the would-be radical and eponym for Parkinson’s disease.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



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