I remember first reading about Dr. Braak almost two decades ago. He proposed then that Parkinson’s disease may be a “gut” outcome. Yes, I know it’s a brain disorder, but Braak thought it started in the gut and traveled to the brain. (This theory has become known as the Braak hypothesis.)
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Gut feeling?
Parkinson’s Therapy- Part II
Yesterday, we discussed the history of Parkinson’s disease and the initial attempts at treatments. Ones that didn’t seem to provide more than short term relief for the patients. Which is why research has continued- and new theories are being tested.