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https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/28/parkinsons-disease-gut-brain-connection/>
"The first detailed description of Parkinson’s disease, published in 1817 by
British physician James Parkinson, is a harrowing read. Based on his
observation of six cases, Parkinson found that a patient starts by experiencing
a slight sense of weakness and some bothersome trembling in one of their hands.
The condition slowly worsens to the point where tremors become more frequent.
Simple actions such as walking and eating become challenging to the point where
assistance is needed. After several years, the patient loses all voluntary
muscle control and requires around-the-clock care.
It has been more than 200 years since Parkinson’s essay on the “shaking palsy,”
as he called it. Yet, the disease now bearing his name still has no cure, and
why some people get it and others don’t remains a mystery.
“No one really knows what causes Parkinson’s disease, other than about 10 to 20
percent is genetic,” said Ted M. Dawson, a professor of neurology at Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine. “Right now, the only therapies we have
are symptomatic. We don’t have anything that slows the progression.”
Researchers such as Dawson have been searching for clues, and in the last two
decades, a growing body of evidence points to an unexpected origin for
Parkinson’s disease: the gut."
Via
What Could Go Right? October 5, 2023:
https://theprogressnetwork.org/natural-disaster-deaths-declining/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
