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Like a Hole in the Head: Trepanation as treatment for Alzheimer’s
- ableal 17y agoI did a quick search to see if there was any follow-up to that June 2009 article, but had not much luck. A couple of comments here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527440.700-dementia-treatment.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527440.700-dementia-... An echo/summary with a brief explanation - "This is important because cerebral blood and fluid flow feed the brain and remove the waste it produces, like the tau and beta-amyloid proteins that form the plaque found in the brains of Alzheimers sufferers." - here http://72.32.68.42/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168:trepanation-to-make-a-come-back-&catid=11:provider-wire&Itemid=26 http://72.32.68.42/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...