A new study supports 'weird idea' that the appendix can initiate Parkinson's - STAT

A new study supports 'weird idea' that the appendix can initiate Parkinson's - STAT

It started as a ‘weird idea,’ but a new study shows the appendix can initiate Parkinson’s By SHARON BEGLEY COURTESY OF VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE The lowly appendix, scientists reported on Wednesday, can initiate Parkinson’s disease, by serving as a reservoir for mis-folded, toxic proteins. READ MORE