Ultrasound technique shown to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided ultrasound, a technology that involves highly-targeted ultrasound beams and monitoring their effects through imaging, has shown to help treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The treatment was found to improve brain performance in the animals and has the researchers hopeful that the technique may prove effective in improving cognitive behavior in humans. .. Continue Reading Ultrasound technique shown to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice



Section: Medical



Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Imaging, MRI, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Ultrasound



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