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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinsons disease may get its start not i
stanley borraccia n the brain but in the gut 鈥?maybe in the appendix.People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of g
stanley us etting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later, researchers reported Wednesday.Why A peek at surgically removed appendix tissue shows this tiny organ, often considered useless, seems to be a storage depot for an abnormal protein 鈥?one that, if it somehow makes its way into the brain, becomes a hallmark of Parkinsons.The big surprise, according to studies published in the journal Science Translational Medicine: Lots of people may harbor clumps of that worrisome protein in their appendix 鈥?young and old, people with healthy brains and those with Parkinsons.But dont look for a surgeon just yet. Were not saying to go out and get an appendectomy, stressed Viviane Labrie of Michigans Van Andel Research Institute, a neuroscientist and geneticist who led the research team.After all, there are plenty of people who have no appendix yet still develop Parkinsons. And plenty of others harbor the culprit protein but never get sick, according to her research.THE GUT CONNECTIONDoctors and patients have long known theres some connection between the gastrointe
stanley flask stinal tract and Parkinsons. Constipation and other GI troubles are very common years before patients experience tremors and movement difficulty that lead to a Parkinsons diagnosis.Wednesdays research promises Rdto LEGEND / Hayao Miyazaki s Anime Works Span Decades, Touch Hearts Worldwide
REUTERS/Aly SongA woman walks past mud and debris after heavy rainfall flooded Tangxia town in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China September 9, 2023.Reuters13:16 JST,ensp;September 11, 2023BEIJING Reuters Heavy rains from a typhoon kept southern China drenched for the seventh day as slow-moving storm clouds drifted from Guangdong on the coast to Guangxi, flooding low-lying areas, blocking roads and trapping residents.In the rural county
stanley de of Bobai in Guangxi region, rescuers on assault boats have scrambled to pull people to safety since Sunday night as water more than 2 meters 6.6 feet deep stranded residents in low-rise homes, state media reported on Monday.Heavy rain is expected to persist in Guangxi over the next few days.Haikui has weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm since making landfall in Fujian province on Sept. 5, but its residual circ
stanley cup ulation has continued to wreak havoc in southern China, with the populous city of Shenzhen deluged by the heaviest rain since records began in 1952. Neighboring Hong Kong was pelted by the worst storm in 140 years.Scientists warn that typhoons hitting China are becoming more intense
stanley polska and their paths growing more complex, escalating risk of disaster, even in coastal cities such as Shenzhen that regularly brave tropical cyclones and already have strong flood defense capabilities.Typhoons that move far inland affect regions historically less exposed to heavy rainfall and strong wind, often with lower disaster resil
