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There's a Bizarre Link Between Losing Your Appendix And Developing Parkinson's, Huge Study Shows

There seems to be a link between the degenerative neurological disorder Parkinson's disease and your appendix. Just what that relationship might be, nobody can agree upon, but here's what we know so far.

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  • Gozzin
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    The cause for the intense interest is a protein believed to be behind Parkinson's; that protein is also found in the gut following inflammation.

    Which everybody gets now and again. Anyway,I still have mine,but two kin have lost theirs.

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