Mount Everest Air Offers Clues to Parkinson’s Treatment

Low-oxygen air both prevented and reversed symptoms in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists at the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have discovered that placing mice with Parkinson’s-like disease in a low-oxygen environment, similar to the air at Mount Everest base camp, can protect brain cells and even restore movement. The study, published [...]

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