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		Why do falls rise with age? Study points to cerebellar neuron firing (medicalxpress.com)
		3 points by bikenaga 16 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

pmdulaney 16 days ago | [–]

In many cases the notion that something in the brain causes the elderly person to fall, with the result that a bone is broken gets things backwards: In fact, the bone "spontaneously" breaks, causing the person to fall.

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