{"id":424,"date":"2014-07-23T02:53:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T02:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jnnp\/?p=424"},"modified":"2014-07-23T02:53:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T02:53:07","slug":"stress-and-parkinsons-disease-a-potential-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jnnp\/2014\/07\/23\/stress-and-parkinsons-disease-a-potential-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress and Parkinsons disease:  A potential link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The era of the 20th century, while associated with tremendous progress, has also heralded the era of chronic diseases that were not prevalent in our ancestors. Stress has been portrayed, at least in the lay media and amongst patients, as an important factor in this. Stress is associated with definite physiological changes. 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