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Parkinson’s disease may be linked to a cholesterol by-product that helps harmful protein clumps spread in the brain, a breakthrough study has revealed. Researchers discovered that having excess levels of the metabolite speeds up neuron damage and motor decline.

A breakthrough study has uncovered a hidden player in Parkinson’s disease—24-OHC, a cholesterol metabolite that fuels the spread of harmful protein clumps in the brain. Researchers found that high levels of this metabolite accelerate neuron damage and motor dysfunction,