Doctors could soon be running screenings looking for the Parkisons-associated bacteria and subsequently remove it from the gut.
EDnews informs that alzheimer’s, depression and obesity are all diseases that could potentially be prevented, if not treated, by the right balance of bacteria, fungi and virus that live naturally in our guts – known as the “gut microbiome”.
Now, Finish scientists say they have found that certain strains of gut bacteria are also the probable cause of Parkinson's disease.
A common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson’s causes unintended or uncontrollable movements and affects some eight million people worldwide. But despite more than 200 years of research, its underlying causes are not fully understood.
Thanks to microbiome research, however, the enigma has finally been enlightened.
“Parkinson’s is primarily caused by environmental factors, that is, environmental exposure to the Desulfovibrio bacterial strains, and only a small share, roughly 10 per cent, is caused by individual genes,” said Professor Per Saris, lead researcher, from the University of Helsinki, in a statement.
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