Researchers at U of Toronto treated Alzheimer's patients with brain stimulation and reversed

[applegrove]

the disease in two people: ctv news. Research still early.

[Electric Monk]

1. Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes?

;-)

Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15890749


Scientists in Canada have raised a tantalising prospect - reversing Alzheimer's disease.

Brain shrinkage, declining function and memory loss had been thought to be irreversible.

They used a technique known as deep brain stimulation - applying electricity directly to regions of the brain. In two patients, the brain's memory hub reversed its expected decline and actually grew.

Deep brain stimulation has been used in tens of thousands of patients with Parkinson's as well as having an emerging role in Tourette's Syndrome and depression.

more

[krispos42]

10. So we can cure Republicanism, too?

Yay!!!

[applegrove]

11. LOL!

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Here's a link:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228404.500-alzheimers-damage-reversed-by-deep-brain-stimulation.html

Intriguing.

[ruggerson]

3. Deep brain stimulation

is apparently extraordinarily effective in Parkinson's. And they are just now discovering that by normalizing the brain's circuitry they may be slowing the disease as well.

[Skittles]

4. off to the Greatest Page with ye

:D

[SidDithers]

5. K&R...

Sid 9T2

[gateley]

6. Wow. K&R nt

[applegrove]

7. Oh I so hope they develop this fast. My dad has altzheimers, my mom parkinsons'.

[jberryhill]

8. Yes, but...

Eventually, their. brains continue to increase in power, surpassing the intelligence of ordinary people, and establishing a literal mastermind group who enslaves the rest of the human race to their service.

I think I saw that movie

[applegrove]

9. LOL. Thanks for the levity. I needed that.

[xchrom]

12. Recommend

[mistertrickster]

13. But if people are cured of dementia, can the Republican party survive? (joke) nt

[eppur_se_muova]

14. more details from BBC (crosspost from Health forum) ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=222&topic_id=112581&mesg_id=112581

[Exultant Democracy]

15. I'm crossing my fingers that we will have this beat in time for Terry Pratchett to keep writing.

I thought his second to last book would be his last but then his most recent book came out and it almost seems like he may be improving. I know that he planned to go after it aggressively with experimental treatments.