• Parkinson's disease is largely a preventable illness driven by human-made environmental toxicants, according to a landmark scientific review. The focus must shift from searching for a cure to eliminating the primary causes.

• Three key classes of environmental toxicants are identified as major contributors: specific pesticides (like paraquat), industrial solvents (such as TCE and PCE) and air pollution (PM2.5).

• The disease is strongly linked to industrialization, with its prevalence being five times higher in developed nations. Rapidly industrializing countries like China and India are now seeing the fastest-growing rates.

• A critical barrier to prevention is a systemic failure in research funding. Only two percent of U.S. research on Parkinson's is dedicated to prevention, while 60 percent of funding comes from industries with a vested interest in developing treatments.

• The most urgent solution is to remove these toxicants from the environment by banning dangerous pesticides, enforcing stricter regulations on industrial chemicals and cleaning up contaminated sites to prevent future cases.

A landmark scientific review declares that Parkinson's disease, the world's fastest-growing neurological disorder, is largely a preventable illness driven by human-made environmental toxicants.

The comprehensive analysis, published in the prestigious journal Lancet Neurology and led by Dr. Ray Dorsey of the University of Rochester Medical Center, demands a radical shift in focus from searching for a cure to eliminating the primary causes: pesticides, industrial solvents and air pollution. This groundbreaking work asserts that because these pollutants are introduced by humans, they can be controlled, potentially sparing millions from a debilitating fate.