Potential Parkinson's treatment delivers protein directly to the brain

It was just last month that we heard about a brain implant which dispenses a protein to stop seizures in epileptic rats. An unrelated British/Canadian study now suggests that a brain implant in humans, which delivers that same protein, could be used to treat and even reverse the effects of Parkinson's disease.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Brain
• Implant
• Medication
• Parkinson's Disease
• Treatment
• University of Bristol

from New Atlas (Gizmag) https://ift.tt/2XpKvnT