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Losing Your Sense of Smell Could Be an Early Warning Sign of Parkinson's


In a magical scene towards the end of 2007 film Ratatouille, notoriously harsh food critic Anton Ego is instantly transported back in time, his childhood memories revived by a spoonful of the film's eponymous dish.

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