Google’s Brin Makes Strides in Hunt for Parkinson’s Cure
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Sergey Brin, the 38-year-old co-founder of Google Inc., is making strides in his quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s, a progressive disease his DNA and family history suggest may afflict him as early as 10 years from now.
The advances are encouraging Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc to pursue a new class of medicines that may become the first to slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease in a unique collaboration that Brin is funding.