NBC News -One experimental therapy may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s symptoms, a new small preliminary study suggests. A transcranial magnetic stimulation device, which is widely used to treat depression and other mental illnesses safely, was able to target a key brain network that is involved in storing memories and is typically hit hard by the disease, according to the study.In Alzheimer’s, nerve cells in the brain at some point start to dysfunction, leading to the debilitating symptoms of memory loss. Researchers found that when the device was aimed at the right spot in the brain, it could slow the development of symptoms, such as memory loss, compared to an inactive treatment. During the yearlong TMS trial, participants receiving the treatment showed little decline in their abilities to perform the activities of daily living.
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