A study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has shown that Parkinson ’s disease can be reversed in mice by drugs and gene therapy that mimic the benefits of exercise to the brain . The therapy turns on neurogenesis and facilitates destruction of rogue proteins called synthetic amyloids , thus improving the patient ’s cognitive abilities . The researchers hope that the same technique may work in human patients , adding that exercise was one of the best ways to get the brain to acquire new cells .
A study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has shown that Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed in mice by drugs and gene therapy that mimic the benefits of exercise to the brain. The therapy turns on neurogenesis and facilitates destruction of rogue proteins called beta amyloids, thus improving the mice’s cognitive skills. The researchers hope that the same technique may work in human patients, adding that exercise was one of the best ways to get the brain to make new cells.