BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 12:37:00
Today, you put electrodes into a parkinson's patient�*s brain and it helps them control their motor symptoms. rather than putting electrodes into the brain, we're able to put a tiny dose of a very specific gene that changes the neurotransmitters in just one site in the brain. and it re—circuits the motor signals and allows the patients to move normally. so it's an innovative way of using gene therapy, which involves local delivery of the gene that makes a signal and then changes how the brain processes in order to help with the symptoms of disease. it's important to note that this kind of ...