Gut power: Stomach bacteria may slow – and even reverse – Parkinson’s disease

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Parkinson’s disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that greatly affects movement, can have a detrimental impact on one’s quality of life. While there are medications available that help control its symptoms, there is no known cure for the disease. However, researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee in Scotland recently identified a potential game changer in the fight against Parkinson’s. A common probiotic, or “good” bacteria, found in our stomachs that helps maintain digestive health appears to be able to slow, and even reverse, the accumulation of a protein known to be associated with Parkinson’s. The groundwork for these …read more

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