A recent clinical trial conducted in Belgium has shown promising results in using fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) from healthy donors to improve motoric symptoms in early stage Parkinson’s disease patients. The research team from Ghent University administered these fecal transplants to 46 patients, with 22 receiving the healthy donor stool transplant and 24 receiving a
Recent research has highlighted the potential benefits of vitamin C supplementation in children exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy. A secondary analysis of clinical trial data found that improved airway function seemed to mediate the association between vitamin C intake and wheeze in kids whose mothers smoked and received vitamin C during pregnancy. The study,