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Drug companies don't want to cure anything, no profit in that.
Alzheimer’s, a soul destroying experience for anyone who is experiencing it or knows someone who is. Any step forward is a big relief for so many. >

Jeez $27k for several more months of proper cognition and almost a 1/5 chance of causing your brain to bleed.
It's hard to put a price tag on more time as oneself, and more time with loved ones but jeez, that's a tough sell. >

But I guess it shows what is possible. Maybe my family won't roll the dice (I am all about informed consent) but I can definitely imagine that on 5 years this will be down to a more cost effective price and the brain bleeding side effect will be more well known and less risky. >

What ever happened to the focused ultrasound treatment that is supposed to break up protein clumps in the brain and alleviate symptoms? >

Drug companies don't want to cure anything, no profit in that. >

Alzheimer’s, a soul destroying experience for anyone who is experiencing it or knows someone who is. Any step forward is a big relief for so many. >

My grandmother >

What ever happened to the focused ultrasound treatment that is supposed to break up protein clumps in the brain and alleviate symptoms? >

Probably nothing, because the plaques are a symptom and not a cause of alzheimers. It's like trying to cure the flu by taking cough medicine. >

Jeez $27k for several more months of proper cognition and almost a 1/5 chance of causing your brain to bleed.
It's hard to put a price tag on more time as oneself, and more time with loved ones but jeez, that's a tough sell. >

But I guess it shows what is possible. Maybe my family won't roll the dice (I am all about informed consent) but I can definitely imagine that on 5 years this will be down to a more cost effective price and the brain bleeding side effect will be more well known and less risky.