Australian researchers are working on developing drugs that target bugs in the guts of Parkinson's disease patients in a radical new treatment approach they hope will slow or even stop the progression of the debilitating illness.
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Queensland University of Technology neuroscientist Richard Gordon said the research followed emerging evidence suggesting the gut was as important as the brain in the development of Parkinson's.
Associate Professor Gordon, based at the Translational Research Institute in Brisbane, said studies showed differences in the complex gut ecosystems of Parkinson's disease patients compared with healthy people.
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