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by sova 3219 days ago
Hello and thanks for your excellent and noble endeavor in healing the world of Alzheimer's.

What is the current state-of-the-art in treatment (2017, Aug)? As an interested person, I have recently heard on Radiolab that MIT has done research with using 40Hz light to trigger brain-cleansing circuits that pulsate through the plaque buildups. Is this the most promising form of treatment at this time?

Another question I have had for a long time but have had no strong-science-strong-medicine-strong-research friends to ask in this domain is: What is the plaque? What causes it, how do we uncause it / remove the root of it, and is it a natural part of the brain chemistry out of balance, or a foreign invader?

Thanks a lot, hope these questions are within what you are able to talk about at this time. Wishing you the best of luck and success in your endeavors, and I look forward to living in an Alzheimer's-free world one day!

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