PGA Tour champion John Senden reveals he is suffering from Parkinson's disease
John Senden has bravely shared that he is contending with Parkinson's disease. In an interview with ABC Sport at the recent Australian PGA, Senden disclosed that he received the diagnosis about 18 months ago.
Despite this challenging news, the 52-year-old golfer expressed his determination to continue competing.
Throughout his career spanning 481 starts, John Senden secured two PGA Tour victories— the 2006 John Deere Classic and the 2014 Valspar Championship—accumulating a prize money total exceeding $21 million. Additionally, he claimed the Australian Open title in 2007.
While Senden missed the cut at the Royal Queensland in Brisbane, he remains committed to pursuing his passion for golf.
His last appearance on the PGA Tour was at the 2022 John Deere, and this year, he participated in 15 events on PGA Tour Champions, achieving one top-25 finish.
Meanwhole, Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson's disease and some types of dementia, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Science Advances, paves the way for a new area of investigation, fuelled by the timely impact of environmental factors on human biology.
«Parkinson's disease has been called the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world,» said principal investigator, Andrew West, a professor at Duke University School of Medicine, US.
«Numerous lines of data suggest environmental factors might play a prominent role in Parkinson's disease, but such factors have for the most part not been identified,» West said.
Improperly disposed plastics have been shown to break into very small pieces and accumulate in water and food supplies, and were found in the blood
