{
  "id": 19504021,
  "title": "A gut microbe shields mice from Parkinson's-like brain damage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/a-gut-microbe-shields-mice-from-parkinsons-like-brain-damage",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-gut-microbe-shields-mice-parkinson.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parkinson's disease is usually thought of as a brain disease, but many patients notice gut trouble—constipation above all—years or even decades before their hands begin to tremble. That timing has led researchers to ask whether the illness sometimes begins in the intestine, and whether treating the gut early could change what later happens in the brain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}