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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2026 · 10 MIN

Focused ultrasound as a treatment for Alzheimer's?

from The Psychoaudiology Podcast · host Priscilla Leigh

Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the hardest conditions to treat, with most therapies offering only modest benefit. In this episode, I explores a fascinating new study published in Brain Communications that investigates whether low-intensity focused ultrasound can safely modulate brain activity in people with Alzheimer’s disease.This episode breaks down why ultrasound may be more promising than drug-based treatments, what the researchers found in humans, and what further studies will be focusing on.

Alzheimer’s disease remains one of the hardest conditions to treat, with most therapies offering only modest benefit. In this episode, I explores a fascinating new study published in Brain Communications that investigates whether low-intensity focused ultrasound can safely modulate brain activity in people with Alzheimer’s disease.This episode breaks down why ultrasound may be more promising than drug-based treatments, what the researchers found in humans, and what further studies will be focusing on.

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