Parkinson’s Researchers Focus On Chemical From Soil Bacteria

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

A chemical produced by common soil bacteria may kill neurons that produce dopamine, according to a new study. Dopamine neuron demise leads to the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a movement disorder affecting some 1 million Americans.

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