Swedish and Polish researchers report a discovery that may provide a treatment for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (“mad cow disease”).

Investigators found they could distinguish diseased or aggregated proteins, believed to cause the diseases, from the well-functioning proteins in the body by using multiphoton laser technique.

The researchers are optimistic that photo-acoustic therapy, which is already used for tomography, may be used to remove the malfunctioning proteins.

Amyloid protein aggregates are currently treated with chemicals, both for detection as well as removal. However, these chemicals are highly toxic and harmful for those treated.

With multiphoton laser, chemical treatment would be unnecessary, nor would surgery be necessary for removing of aggregates. It may well be possible to remove the harmful protein without touching the surrounding tissue.

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/11...ers/61581.html

Detecting and zapping Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s with lasers

http://www.kurzweilai.net/detecting-...ns-with-lasers