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#  Neuro Talk: Why Are More People Getting Diagnosed with Parkinson’s? 

 Jan 10, 2023 

 

  Did you know that the number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. recently [increased by 50%](/understanding-parkinsons/statistics "Statistics")? In our latest *Neuro Talk*, Parkinson's Foundation Chief Scientific Officer James Beck, PhD, shares results from a groundbreaking study on Parkinson’s disease [incidence](/understanding-parkinsons/statistics/prevalence-incidence "Prevalence & Incidence") and what these results mean for the PD community. Dr. Beck also explains why collecting data on Parkinson’s incidence is important and how this new incidence number will impact the future of [PD research](/advancing-research "Advancing Research").

  

 [Read our blog article to learn more about Parkinson’s disease incidence](/blog/research/incidence-2022 "Number of People Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Increases to Nearly 90,000 Each Year").

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