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  "path": "/the-surprising-reason-balance-gets-worse-with-age-and-parkinsons/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T17:00:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://scitechdaily.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "Aging",
    "Gerontology",
    "Parkinson's Disease",
    "Society for Neuroscience"
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  "textContent": "When it comes to balance, more effort from the brain and muscles may actually mean less control—and a higher risk of falling. Lena Ting of Emory University and her team investigated how aging and Parkinson’s disease affect the way the brain and muscles respond when a person tries to regain balance. In earlier work, Ting’s [...]",
  "title": "The Surprising Reason Balance Gets Worse With Age and Parkinson’s"
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