In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong examined the link between Parkinson’s disease and the gut microbiome.
They did this by examining the gut microbiomes of four groups of participants, including one group with Parkinson’s disease and one group with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), as many people with RBD develop Parkinson’s.
The scientists found Parkinson’s disease markers in the guts of these RBD participants, which they believe can help with early diagnosis of the disease.
