Gastrodin extends the lifespan and protects against neurodegeneration in the Drosophila PINK1 model of Parkinson's disease

Gastrodin feeding extends lifespan, improves antioxidant ability, and delays the onset of a Parkinson-like phenotypes in Pink1 B9 mutant, but does not ameliorate the tau-induced neurobehavioral deficits in Drosophila melanogaster.