New Research Shows Probiotics Can Help Prevent Parkinson's

It turns out that specific strains of probiotics -- microorganisms that are found in the gut and aid digestion -- are able to help prevent, or even reverse, Parkinson's Disease. Newly released research from the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee have found that certain probiotics can reduce the buildup of a specific protein linked to the onset of Parkinson's.

Researchers used worms that were specifically designed to produce the human version of the alpha-synuclein protein, which is associated with the deterioration of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain. This loss of dopamine is what causes the tremors and motor function problems that Parkinson's patients experience.

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