Is Parkinson’s a Whole-Body Disease? Rethinking the Immune System’s Role

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been viewed primarily as a disorder of dopamine-producing brain cells. But what if that’s only part of the story? In this episode of Research Renaissance, host Deborah Westphal sits down with Dr. Rebecca Wallings, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Indiana University’s Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, to explore a groundbreaking shift in how we understand Parkinson’s. Dr. Wallings explains why the immune system — and specifically immune cell exhaust...