UK Dementia Research Institute

Neurologists Are Treating Alzheimer's Disease by Sending Electrical Currents Deep in the Brain

Medicine & Technology Aug 26, 2020

After receiving a grant of $1.5 million from US philanthropists, including Bill Gates, neurologists from Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute will be testing their new technology in which they will fire electric currents deep in the brain of those with Alzheimer's disease to try to cure dementia.

UK Dementia Research Institute

Neurologists Are Treating Alzheimer's Disease by Sending Electrical Currents Deep in the Brain

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