Fascinating 60 Minutes episode about using ultrasound to open up the blood brain barrier to allow ALZ meds in to work.

Thanks Geaton, very exciting, some good news for the future.

Too late for most of us but maybe for grandkids.

It is in the developmental stages and will require all the clinical studies, trials and proofs just like any other FDA-approved therapy or drug, but at least ultrasound seems to be a creative way to get past the BBB.

Ultrasound technology is not just for imaging: it already is being applied in many other areas of medical therapy and treatment, like denervation/ablation.

And the neuromodulation (tens unit and lead, pacemaker) has also been in play for a long time and this is just another way to use it. That's what makes this so exciting: it's using existing technology that itself doesn't need to go through testing and approval. It just needs approval for the new application of the technology.

Yay, I am thrilled to hear of any progress on Alzheimer’s, even in the very early, theoretical stages.

👍😊

The comment at the end is this is in the very early stages of the experiment and another site needs to replicate. There has only been a dmall smount of subjects and the results will require years of follow up. It does look promising