Monday, May 28, 2012

Colon may play role in Parkinson's diagnosis

http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120518/parkinsons-colonoscopy-bowel-brain-120527/20120527/?hub=EdmontonHome

But scientists, led by Dr. Kathleen M. Shannon, a neurologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, have stumbled upon what could be an early warning sign of the disease: abnormal chemicals in the colon that can be found two to five years before Parkinson's symptoms even begin.

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