Doctors then administer microscopic air bubbles that travel along these blood vessels.
During that brief window, patients can receive what should be more potent anti-amyloid treatment.
And after the procedure, the blood-brain barrier will reseal and regain its protective functionality within 48 hours.
The WVU RNI team prepping an Alzheimer’s patient to undergo focused ultrasound treatment.© WVU Medicine
One real concern about anti-amyloid drugs is their risk of causing potentially life-threateningbrain bleeding.
While this research is still early, the applications of focused ultrasound could extend even beyond Alzheimers.
And as the research expands, Rezai expects many more to join in.
© Vicky Leta/Gizmodo
I would say at least 100 people from different fields and different institutions are working together on this.
We have colleagues in Europe.
It is really multidisciplinary specialists collaborating together, along with the public and private sector.
Collaboration is critical because without that, itll be difficult to tackle these big public health problems like Alzheimers.
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