Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Electromagnetic waves to combat Alzheimer's?
Recently a report in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease detailed findings that electromagnetic waves, much like those emitted from cell phones, were found to reverse the signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice. The study followed mice who were genetically altered to develop Alzheimer's and then exposed to electromagnetic waves equivalent to a cellphone pressed against a human head for two hours daily over seven to nine months. Researchers found that the build up of beta amyloid associated with the disease was blocked or even erased and hope that this could lead to new developments in the area of neuroscience; specifically the connection between these electromagnetic waves and memory function. Time will have the last say on the topic as decades of research have yet to find a cure for Alzheimer's, and none of the experiments to date that have shown improvement in mice have done the same for humans.
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