Oral Bacteria Linked to Parkinson's via the Gut-Brain Axis
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Research links oral bacteria to Parkinson's disease via the gut-brain axis, sparking discussion on the potential role of diet and oral hygiene in disease prevention.
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My grandfather had Parkinson's, despite living a very simple and plain life with an excellent (and calculated) diet.
His parents were farmers, though, so there's no telling at this point what kinds of things (if any) he was around as he grew up.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5440238/
>Conclusions: Although overall vagotomy was not associated the risk of PD, we found suggestive evidence for a potential protective effect of truncal, but not selective, vagotomy against PD development.