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Targeting the gut's immune system could tackle early stages of Parkinson's
New research, led by Dr Soyon Hong and Dr Tim Bartels at the UK DRI at UCL, has revealed how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain, with the hel
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January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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"Directed muscularis macrophages depletion leads to reduced αS pathology in the ENS & CNS, prevents T cell expansion & mitigates neurodegeneration & motor dysfunction, suggesting a role for muscularis macrophages as early cellular initiators of αS path. along the gut–brain axis"
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"Directed muscularis macrophages depletion leads to reduced αS pathology in the ENS & CNS, prevents T cell expansion & mitigates neurodegeneration & motor dysfunction, suggesting a role for muscularis macrophages as early cellular initiators of αS path. along the gut–brain axis"