‘Mount Everest air’ could hold key to reversing Parkinson’s symptoms, study finds

A low-oxygen environment similar to the air around Mount Everest’s base camp could be key to tackling and even reversing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests.

The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, shows that faulty cellular processes in the brain cause a build-up of excess oxygen molecules, leading to Parkinson’s symptoms.