Blueberries may help in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders..
April 23/St. John's, Newfoundland/Memorial University -- A team of researchers from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, believes blueberries may help in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
In drawing this conclusion, the researchers examined the alpha-synuclein, a nuclear and synaptic protein located in the brain, which has proven key in the development of Parkinson's. For the study, researchers injected this gene into fruit flies, causing them to suffer a number of problems, such as retina degeneration and reduction of their life span.