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Common Virus Can Trigger Parkinson's-Like Brain Damage in Mice


There's a long-standing hypothesis around Parkinson's disease: that one of the contributors could be viruses that knock out key neurons in the brain, which then makes someone more vulnerable to other genetic and environmental risk factors.

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