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The common diabetes drug Exenatide could be beneficial for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.

Doctors believe a drug used to treat diabetes could significantly help people suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

Tests on the drug are still in their very early stages, but initial results suggest it might combat aspects of the physical degeneration caused by the disease.

ITV News reporter Ben Chapman reports:

Read: Diabetes drug moves Parkinson's treatment a step closer

Parkinson's UK have said it is "too soon to know effects" the common diabetes drug Exenatide will have on the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

This new research is a huge step forward in the on-going fight to find a drug which can slow down, or even halt, the progression of Parkinson's.

Despite these encouraging results, it is simply too soon to tell whether this drug is a blind alley or a breakthrough for people with Parkinson's.

The research was conducted in a very small number of people and, crucially, without a placebo group making it difficult to draw too many firm conclusions at this stage.

We look forward to seeing the results of a much larger trial to fully examine the usefulness of exenatide for people with Parkinson's.

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