Study Reveals New Treatment Could Improve Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

A study in Advanced Science details how ultrasound brain stimulation can improve symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, reports the Daily Express . The NeuroPulse therapy will debut in Britain this year, using Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS) technology to penetrate up to eight centimeters into brain tissue. Researchers showed that short intervals of TPS to specific areas can be applied safely without overheating the brain tissue. Tests on a cohort with suspected Alzheimer's found that NeuroPulse maintained cognitive abilities, while cognitive improvements were demonstrated to persist for at least three months after therapy. Furthermore, subjective assessment of memory performance and verbal communication by both subjects and their close relatives implied substantial improvement. "NeuroPulse activates viable neurons to stimulate the regeneration of diseased brain functions," the study's authors said. "This enables a controlled change within a specific brain region without unwanted change in other areas. Clearly defining which brain areas are affected by the stimulation and which are not is an important advance for clinical application and neuroscientific research."