Flickering lights may illuminate a path to Alzheimer's treatment

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

New research demonstrates that, in mice whose brains are under attack by Alzheimer’s dementia, exposure to lights that flicker at a precise frequency can right the brain’s faulty signaling and energize its immune cells to fight off the disease. Light therapy for Alzheimer’s is miles from being...

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