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The Back to the Future star was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease in at the age of 29 - and has been working to help find a cure for the progressive nervous system disorder since the launch of the Michael J Fox foundation a decade later.
The actor appeared on The One Show with his Back to the Future co-star, Christopher LLoyd, and as well as discussing the new musical adaption of the film, Fox also opened up about his work to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Read more: The biggest threat to human health right now? It's not the pandemic. He went on to add: "And we think within 10 years or so we could be into some really active treatments and quite a few cures.
In a separate interview with ITV news, the actor also shared a plea for scientists to adopt the same rapid working collaboration they utilised to develop COVID vaccines to help find a cure to life-limiting conditions. You don't appreciate how quick that was. And so if we can apply that same guerrilla warfare attack on diseases and conditions and cancers [and] just focus commando rays on it.
Just like go at it. Read more: Tucked up: The surprising health benefits of making your bed every day. Fox has previously opened up about living with the condition and his initial reaction to being diagnosed. In the ITV news interview he echoed those sentiments: "Parkinson's is a gift" he acknowledged, that has allowed him "to step in and do something he would not have done otherwise. Despite his optimism and hopes to find a cure, the star also pointed out that the condition does "keep on taking".
Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years, affecting movement, muscle control and balance, according to the NHS.
However, people may also experience other signs, including problems with sleep and memory, as well as mental health issues. Read more: 'I had a glamorous party life - tilI I woke up gasping for air'. In , a study indicated that drinking tea or coffee could help stave off the effects of Parkinson's disease. The degenerative brain condition has been shown in previous research to be less prevalent among people who consumed beverages containing caffeine.
But in findings, published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, scientists at Harvard Medical School have discovered that caffeine and another compound, urate, had protective properties in humans, after it was shown to help animals. Researchers interviewed individuals with Parkinson's and people without, with their urate and caffeine levels measured. The scientists found the likelihood of developing the condition decreased significantly with increasing caffeine consumption, adjusting for age, sex and Body Mass Index BMI.
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