Parkinson's Disease Protection May Begin in the Gut
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 14:41
in Health & Medicine
The gut may play a key role in preventing the onset of Parkinson's disease. UI biologists found that in roundworms, an immune response from intestinal cells sparks a series of chemical signals that ultimately preserves neurons whose death is associated with Parkinson's. The results appear in the journal Cell Reports.