(Well whaddya know, we ARE what we EAT!)
- Researchers in Finland suggest bacteria desulfovibrio is a cause of Parkinson’s
- They say the bug cause proteins to clump, resulting in the injury or death or cells
As part of their study, they took faecal samples from ten Parkinson’s patients and their healthy spouses.
Lab tests showed that all of the Parkinson’s patients had the bacteria in their faeces, along with eight of their partners.
DSV strains were then fed to organisms called nematode worms — which are known for making copies of protein alpha-synuclein. A build-up of this protein is believed to trigger the condition.
Results showed worms fed DSV strains from Parkinson’s patients bore ‘significantly’ higher levels of the protein, compared to ones fed the same bacteria from healthy individuals or E-coli.