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Over the years, we've written about some interesting developments on the Alzheimer's front, from dubious testing to outrageous headgear.
But this one might just be the most counter-intuitive, and promising:
"Talking on a mobile phone could be good for you, because the electromagnetic waves emitted by the devices could protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's disease."
Turns out, these waves actually seem to destroy the build-up of "beta-amyloid, a protein fragment that accumulates in the brain of Alzheimer's sufferers to form the disease's signature plaques."
When Alzheimer's-stricken mice were exposed to the waves, their memories actually seemed to improve. And healthy mice, also exposed to the waves, showed a remarkable immunity to Alzheimer's.
Of course, this may also be a case of the cure being worse than the disease, since these same waves are also suspected of being carcinogenic.
Can't win for losing.
[Hat Tip: Best of the Web]
Over the years, we've written about some interesting developments on the Alzheimer's front, from dubious testing to outrageous headgear.
But this one might just be the most counter-intuitive, and promising:
"Talking on a mobile phone could be good for you, because the electromagnetic waves emitted by the devices could protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's disease."
Turns out, these waves actually seem to destroy the build-up of "beta-amyloid, a protein fragment that accumulates in the brain of Alzheimer's sufferers to form the disease's signature plaques."
When Alzheimer's-stricken mice were exposed to the waves, their memories actually seemed to improve. And healthy mice, also exposed to the waves, showed a remarkable immunity to Alzheimer's.
Of course, this may also be a case of the cure being worse than the disease, since these same waves are also suspected of being carcinogenic.
Can't win for losing.
[Hat Tip: Best of the Web]
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