Parkinson’s May Begin In Gut Before Affecting The Brain : New research in mice and human cells indicates a brain-gut connection. by Amanda Onion

#Parkinson's disease, which involves the malfunction and death of nerve cells in the brain, may originate in the #gut, new research suggests, adding to a growing body of evidence supporting the idea.The new study shows that a protein in nerve cells that becomes corrupted and then forms clumps in the brains of people with Parkinson’s can also be found in cells that line the small intestine. The research was done in both mice and human cells.The finding supports the idea that this protein first becomes altered in the gut and then travels to the brain, where it causes the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.Read more at https://www.livescience.com/59498-parkinsons-disease-may-begin-in-gut.html