New radiology research shows promising results for focused ultrasound treatment of Alzheimer’s

New radiology research shows promising results for focused ultrasound treatment of Alzheimer's
A new study by Rashi Mehta—a researcher with the WVU School of Medicine and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute—finds that focused ultrasound may induce an immunological healing effect in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Credit: Caylie Silveria/West Virginia University

West Virginia University scientists used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target a specific area of Alzheimer’s patient’s brains. They concluded that this treatment may induce an immunological healing response, a potential breakthrough for a disease that accounts for up to 80% of all dementia cases.

Rashi Mehta, a researcher with the WVU School of Medicine and Rockefeller…

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