Name: Gut Reaction To Parkinson’s Disease
Start: 2022-05-11T19:00:00
End: 2022-05-11T21:30:00
Location: The Maypole

Ever wondered why you get butterflies in your stomach when you're nervous? Or if we can regenerate the human brain? Join us and two amazing scientists, Marta Camacho and Professor Roger Barker, as we investigate the link between the gut and the brain. We also explore the impact the gut can have on Parkinson’s disease and we delve into the exciting, cutting edge technology which may be used to regenerate the brain cells and may become new therapy for neurodegeneration.

Pooping Blue and Other Stories: Can the Gut Influence Brain Health?

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is an incurable disorder that often progresses to debilitating problems with balance and dementia. The gut has been implicated in the development of PD but little is known of its effect on PD progression. We recently found that gastrointestinal dysfunction (GID) is associated with earlier dementia onset and similar associations have been made in Alzheimer’s disease. In another study, we showed that people with PD have an activated immune system which was associated with disease progression. GID may be activating the immune system thus accelerating PD progression.

Repairing Brains: Can We Do This?

I will talk about the possibility of repairing the brain in patients with Parkinson’s disease using cells: Including stem cells, and fertilizer for brain cells. I discuss what has been tried to date and what is coming soon!!

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