Science Matters: Insights Into Gut-Brain Signaling Raise Hopes For Treating Neurological Disorders
Executive Summary
New research offers mechanistic proof of signaling between gut and brain in Parkinson’s disease, showing that introducing an altered microbiome from PD patients into a mouse model can recreate the motor symptoms of the disease.
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