The research team described the results as 'really encouraging.'
Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking potential treatment for Parkinson's disease from a very unlikely source: a stool transplant.Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects over 8.5 million people worldwide, according to World Health Organization estimates. Its symptoms include balance problems, involuntary movements, a characteristic tremor, loss of smell, sleep disorders and cognitive impairment, which all gradually get worse over time.
'After twelve months, participants who received the healthy donor stool transplant showed a significant improvement in their motor score, the most important measure for Parkinson's symptoms,' the study's first author, Arnout Bruggeman, said in a statement.
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