Parkinson’s Disease is a debilitating motor condition with no known cause or cure. According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, seven to ten million people worldwide are currently living with this disease.

This gland is one of many that make up our endocrine system. Like many other glands within the endocrine system, the thyroid is controlled by another gland, called the pituitary.

You know that uncomfortable feeling you get when you hear sharp fingernails scrape down a blackboard? How about when you’re stuck on a 12-hour flight seated right next to a baby that’s been wailing for hours on end?