Curing Alzheimer's with Laser Light

Nov-06-13 A discovery that could allow doctors to detect and remove aggregations of proteins in the brain with lasers may lead to cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Researchers believe these diseases are caused by a build-up of aggregates of amyloid beta protein, which inhibits the brain’s cellular function. Although it is possible to remove the aggregates using chemicals, the chemicals are highly toxic to the patient. In search of an alternative, the team discovered that it is possible to use a multi-photon laser technique to differentiate between the healthy proteins and the dangerous aggregates. Once the harmful proteins have been identified, they could potentially be removed using the non-invasive and non-toxic photo acoustic therapy.

According to Piotr Hanczyc of the Chalmers University of Technology. “This is a totally new approach and we believe that this might become a breakthrough in the research of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. We have found a totally new way of discovering these structures using just laser light.”

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