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If two things were true of PD, that it increases with age and contributes to an earlier death than normal, then might we not find few if any cases of PD in centenarians? -Ken On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 3:09 PM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > from Viartis: > > 3rd July 2009 - New research > THE LACK OF CENTENARIANS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Journal of Rural Health [2009] Summer; 25 (3) : 320-325 (Kaye J, Michael Y, > Calvert J, Leahy M, Crawford D, Kramer P.) Complete abstract > > In America alone, there are over 50,000 people over the age of 100. It is > widely claimed that the likelihood of Parkinson's Disease increases with > age, almost as if it is an age related deterioration. In contradiction of > this assumption, the current study found that in centenarians (those over > 100 years old) Parkinson's Disease was rarely found, thereby nullifying the > assumption of Parkinson's Disease being age related...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn