Senate Passes Resolution Designating April 2026 as Parkinson's Awareness Month

1.1 million Americans were living with Parkinson's disease in 2024 — projected to reach 1.2 million by 2030

Nearly 90,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's each year — about 50% more than previously estimated

Parkinson's disease cost the U.S. $82.2 billion in 2024 — surpassing a figure previously projected for 2037

NIH spent roughly $244 million on Parkinson's research in FY2023 — advocacy groups are asking Congress to raise that to $600 million annually

The $52 billion economic burden of Parkinson's estimated in 2019 has since been revised sharply upward — to $82.2 billion in 2024