Irritable bowel syndrome not linked to higher Parkinson’s risk, study finds

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Apr , 2024

Irritable bowel syndrome not linked to higher Parkinson’s risk, study finds

In a recent study published in npj Parkinson’s Disease, researchers explore the relationship between Parkinson’s disease (PD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Study: Association between irritable bowel syndrome and Parkinson’s disease by Cohort study and Mendelian randomization analysis. Image Credit: Kotcha K / Shutterstock.com What causes PD? PD is a common neurodegenerative disease, with symptoms including […]

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Sep , 2023

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Study upends common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease

A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease. Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is widely accepted as the first event that leads to Parkinson’s. But the new study suggests that a dysfunction in the neuron’s synapses -; the tiny gap across which a neuron can send an impulse to another […]