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Could vitamin supplementation be the breakthrough in Parkinson’s research that millions of patients suffering from the neurodegenerative disease have been waiting for? A new study just identified gut microbes likely to be involved and linked them with decreased riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7), pointing the way to an unexpectedly simple treatment that may help: B vitamins. Science Alert explains: flip.it/0eskP-

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ScienceAlert · Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests Unexpected, Simple TreatmentResearchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the development of Parkinson's disease.