Parkinson's disease can cause dementia, depression and difficulty speaking and eating. The main cause of the disease, for which there is currently no cure, is still unknown.
Finnish researchers have identified a specific strain of bacteria in the intestine that could be the cause of Parkinson's disease. The researchers believe that the results of their study can help doctors track down people who carry these particular bacteria and use them as targets for potential therapies..Screening carriers of the Desulfovibrio strains and then removing the bacteria from the gut could help prevent Parkinson's.