The solution for a healthy brain may lie in your gut

Scientists are exploring how diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia could be affected by the microbes we have inside us.

Rosa Silverman

Jan 5, 2023 – 5.27am

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Jeremy Diskin initially attributed the stiffness in his arms to a football injury. Aged 55, he was still playing the game, and hoped physiotherapy would resolve what he assumed was a sports-related complaint. But it didn’t seem to be working, and it wasn’t just his arms: he also had stiff shoulders, a tight neck and difficulties with mobility.

“I went for a scan and that showed nothing at all, so the consultant said, ‘I hate to say this, but I wonder if it could be Parkinson’s’,” he recalls.

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