Does Parkinson's disease begin in the gut? New research suggests it does

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 14:01 in Psychology & Sociology

They say that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” But this is definitely not true of the vagus nerve, which wanders from the stomach to the brain, passing through the heart, esophagus and lungs along the way. A new study offers fresh support for an intriguing theory about the vagus nerve’s...

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