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Nagoya University reveals bacterial constipation, a microbiome-driven gut disorder where two bacteria dehydrate the colon, causing treatment-resistant constipation. Implications for Parkinson's and new therapies.

Nagoya University researchers reveal how Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron cause 'bacterial constipation' by degrading gut mucin, explaining treatment failures and linking to Parkinson's disease.