Lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease

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• Increased levels of uric acid may decreases risk of Parkinson's in men
• Women didn't have a lower risk of developing PD
• Suggesting that this could protect or slow down disease in preclinical stage
• Study based on 90,214 participants of 3 ongoing US cohorts
• Published in the Journal of Neurology