A new study has found that changes in gut bacteria communities were linked with a decrease in riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7) in people with Parkinson’s. The study suggests that vitamin B can contribute to a healthy gut microbiomes and may allow for a intestinal nervous system that is better able to remove toxins, which can decrease nervous system inflammation and better manage motor and dementia symptoms of Parkinson’s.

You can read the ScienceAlert article here, which references the study that was published in the ‘npj parkinson’s disease’ journal here.

For several years, researchers have been looking into how gut health impacts Parkinson’s Disease. Another post we made on this subject can be found here.

Study about Bacteria strain, Bacillus subtilis PXN® 21® and Parkinson’s

Another article we found interesting about gut health discussed how a bacteria strain, Bacillus subtilis PXN® 21®, may prevent formation of toxic clumps that starve the brain of dopamine. The research was carried out 2 years ago, and was tested on a Parkinson’s model of roundworms. You can read the article here, and read the study published in the Cell Reports (funded funded by Parkinson’s UK, the EMBO and the European Commission) here.