Khaberni - Translation: Haider Madanat
It is well known that physical activity greatly enhances the health of the brain, as well as increasing evidence that links muscular function to cognitive health. Scientists from Florida Atlantic University discovered through a series of experiments that a type of protein secreted by muscles during exercise affects memory function in mice with Alzheimer's.
When this protein was injected into the muscles of the mice, it was found that the mice did not suffer from memory impairment and maintained the growth of new neuronal cells in the learning and memory area of the brain, and the proteins in their brains, muscles, and blood were almost similar to those found in healthy mice. The scientists say in a report published by the journal Aging Cell.
The results suggest that supplying the muscles with this protein through gene therapy, medications, or physical exercises could slow down or reverse memory degradation, and that muscles are not only linked to movement but are also a strong means of communication with the brain.
They say that targeting the muscles could become a new, available, low-cost, non-surgical treatment method for brain diseases.
