Ultrasound Could Cure Dementia
New research published in the journal Brain Stimulation by an international team may offer a new, non-invasive treatment for dementia. Conventionally known as a medical imaging technology, ultrasound could cure dementia with low risk and no adverse events. This is especially exciting news for those who need treatment for dementia but are higher risk for any surgical or pharmaceutical interventions.
Ultrasound waves could cure dementia without any side effects, new research suggests.
When given to mice with the condition, ultrasound activates genes linked to blood vessel formation and nerve cell growth, a study found.Reduced blood flow is thought to trigger diseases like Alzheimer’s due to brain cells not receiving the oxygen and nutrients they need for thinking, learning and memory.
Nerve cell death and damage is one of the main causes of dementia.
The researchers believe ultrasound treatment may also cure humans of dementia, which affects around 850,000 people in the UK and more than five million in the US.
Lead author Dr Hiroaki Shimokawa, from Tohoku University, Japan, said: ‘The therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could apply to high-risk elderly patients without the need for surgery or anaesthesia and could be used repeatedly.’
For more information please see the original article: Ultrasound could cure dementia without any side effects | Daily Mail Online
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