HOUSTONâJustin Friendâs parents have doctoral degrees and have worked as university lecturers and researchers. So Mr. Friend might have been expected to head for a university after graduating from high school in Bryan, Texas, five years ago. Instead, he attended Texas State Technical College in Waco, and received a two-year degree in welding.
A flurry of emergent research has linked mitochondrial dysfunction to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Mitochondrial dysfunction results in impaired ATP generation, loss of cellular repair mechanisms, and cellular inefficiency.
The form can be found at: http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/PDForm. Parkinsonâs disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease each year. Nearly one million people in the United States live with Parkinsonâs disease.he form can be found at: http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/PDForm. Parkinsonâs disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinsonâs disease each year. Nearly one million people in the United States live with Parkinsonâs disease.