Making steady progress

Steady progress on Parkinson's disease.

Treatment of Parkinson's disease is expected to lead to $3.56 billion in global sales in 2022. Manufacturers are reformulating medications in addition to creating new ones.

Chapter 3 Making Progress

3.1 The challenges outlined in chapter 2 may seem daunting. But a growing number of countries are making significant improvements to their investment climates—and are being richly rewarded in faster growth and steeper poverty reductions. China, India, and Uganda, mentioned for their achievements in chapter 1, are hardly alone. Many countries have made progress in improving particular areas of t...

Making progress in forecasting

Twenty-five years ago, the International Institute of Forecasters was established “to bridge the gap between theory and practice.” Its primary vehicle was the Journal of Forecasting and is now the International Journal of Forecasting. The Institute emphasizes empirical comparisons of reasonable forecasting approaches. Such studies can be used to identify the best forecasting procedures to use u...

Inclusion body myositis pathogenesis: Steady progress.

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a slowly progressive skeletal muscle disease for which no effective pharmacological therapy is available. Since its initial pathological description 50 years ago, substantial progress has been made in our clinical understanding of IBM. We now have extensive understanding of its demographics, pattern of muscle involvement, and diagnostic criteria, and large amoun...

Travellers' diarrhoea: slow but steady progress.