A study on Parkinson's disease links gut microbiome to brain health. Analysis of 490 PD patients and 234 controls reveals dysbiosis, microbial clusters, and disease-promoting factors in PD microbiome, offering insights for future research.
Parkinson's disease is a fast-growing neurologic disease with no known prevention. Environmental factors like head trauma in sports/combat and pesticide exposure contribute significantly to the disease, suggesting preventable causes for some cases.
Published: These findings highlight a potential non-neuronal source of fibrillar α-synuclein protein that might arise in gut mucosal cells. View original preprint.
