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World Parkinson's Day: Under the sign of the tulip

For the first time, Dr. James Parkinson diagnosed the disease over 200 years ago. In the course of the disease, dopamine-producing nerve cells die off in the patient. Among other things, the messenger substance controls movement. There is still no cure, therapy is primarily aimed at alleviating symptoms and side effects. World Parkinson's Day has been celebrated on April 1997, his birthday, since 11. A Dutch gardener, who was himself a Parkinson's patient, dedicated Dr. James Parkinson started his own tulip breeding in the 1980s. The red tulip later became the official symbol of the disease. The idea behind it: By wearing a red tulip, the disease draws attention - so everyone can set a sign of support for people with Parkinson's and their families.

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