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The study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), found that people with Parkinson’s and healthy individuals at genetic risk of the disease have a distinctive makeup of gut microbes

A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that gut bacteria may send different biological signals in Parkinson’s disease. The findings add to growing evidence that changes in the gut could be linked to Parkinson’s disease and may eventually help researchers identify new underlying mechanisms for the condition. 

1. Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The Clinical College of Nanchang Medical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Xiangya Hospital of Center South University, Jiangxi Hospital and National Regional Center for Neurological Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Study shows signature changes more pronounced in people with genetic risk, raising hopes for new therapies