Patients with dementia can now be treated with ultrasound applied to the brain

Research, conducted by scientists at Tohoku University in Japan, suggested that this type of therapy could also benefit humans.

Led by cardiologist Hiroaki Shimokawa, the team discovered that low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) whole brain mice improved blood vessel formation and regeneration of nerve cells without obvious side effects .

"LIPUS therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could be applied to high-risk elderly patients without surgery or anesthesia, and dementia affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, with 10 million new cases each

Shimokawa and his team had conducted previous studies showing that LIPUS improved blood vessel formation in pigs with myocardial ischemia, a condition where there is reduced blood flow to the heart.

The researchers conclude that their study provided the first experimental evidence that LIPUS whole brain therapy markedly improves cognitive dysfunction without serious side effects by improving specific cells related to the pathology of dementia

Source: ANI

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Posted: 23rd July 2018 10:57 am