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Protection against risk of Parkinson’s disease

August 28, 2016 (May 12, 2021) Tom Greenfield

Parkinson’s disease was described in 1817 by Dr James Parkinson, who published an essay reporting six cases of ‘paralysis agitans’ (the disorder that was later renamed after Parkinson). He described the characteristic resting tremor, abnormal posture and gait, paralysis and diminished muscle strength, and the way that the disease progresses over time. [1] Since the […]

Lewis negative and secretor status

May 8, 2016 (May 12, 2021) Tom Greenfield

Many people are aware of the concept that their blood group influences their interaction with the environment: intestinal secretions of blood group antigens affect a person’s interaction with foods through being a marker of self recognised by the immune system. Similar to the way that a transfusion of blood from […]