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The level of caffeine in the blood may help diagnose Parkinson's disease

Testing your blood caffeine level may provide a simple way to help diagnose Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's and Caffeine A study found that people with Parkinson's disease had significantly lower levels of caffeine in their blood than people without the disease. Even if they consume the same amount of caffeine. "Previous studies have shown a correlation between caffeine and a lower risk of Parkinson's disease," said study researcher Shinji Saiki of the University of Jundendo in Japan. But we didn't know much about how caffeine is metabolized in people with the disease." People in more severe stages of the disease did not have lower levels of caffeine in the blood. Suggesting that the decline occurs from the early stages of the disease, according to David J. Munoz of the University of Toronto, Canada. “If these results can be confirmed, they suggest an easy test for early diagnosis of Parkinson, perhaps even before symptoms appear,” M...