Dr. Hui-Yu Huang from the College of Nutrition and her research group receive support from the National Science and Technology Council to initiate new research on Parkinson’s disease
Source: College of Nutrition
Published on 2025-01-01
Dr. Hui-Yu Huang from TMU’s College of Nutrition and her research group have received a National Science and Technology Council grant for their four-year project, Development of Health Meadical Food with a Precise Cocktail Formula Based on Gut Microbiota Regulation to Slow Parkinson’s Disease Progression.
With global aging accelerating, Parkinson’s disease has become the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Currently, more than 10 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, yet there are no effective clinical treatments available. Existing treatments primarily focus on symptom alleviation; however, as the disease progresses, the effect of these drugs diminishes, potentially leading to the “on-off” phenomena and dyskinesias, further affecting the patients’ quality of life and causing heavy social and economic burdens.
Studies have shown that the balance of gut flora is closely associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease, and a dysbiosis of gut flora can accelerate disease progression. In Dr. Huang’s study, the patented Y7 probiotic bacteria and specific gut microbiota metabolites are combined to develop an innovative health medical food using a cocktail formula designed to restore gut microbiota balancean innovative health food with a cocktail formula for gut microbiota balance restoration.
Dr. Huang explained, “We hope that through this study, we will be able to confirm the effectiveness of cocktail-formulated health food in slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease , and enhancingimproving patients’ motor function and quality of life.”
The research aims to introduce innovative treatment options for Parkinson’s disease patients, minimizing drug side effects and alleviating economic burdens that result from the disease. Dr. Huang’s group will collaborate with experts in the medicine, nutritional science, information technology, and drug development fields to develop competitive health food products. They aspire to achieve a significant breakthroughThey hope for a significant breakthrough in the future of Parkinson’s disease treatments.