New preprint from the Kinghorn Lab

From Flies to Findings

Our latest research reveals that in fruit fly models of Gaucher’s and Parkinson’s disease, kidney dysfunction can drive neurodegeneration. This discovery strengthens the growing connection between renal health and Parkinson’s, offering fresh insight into potential disease mechanisms.

You can read it here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.06.668868v1.

A normal fly renal tubule (left) and an abnormally dilated kidney tubule in a Parkinson's disease fly (right).