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Male hormone testosterone cause of sex differences in parkinson’s disease risk, study suggests
November 18, 2015 by NewsBot
Men are twice as likely as women to develop Parkinson’s disease. New research suggests that testosterone enhances the susceptibility of brain cells that control movement to damage from chemical imbalances, explaining the sex differences in the occurrence of Parkinson’s.
