[ExI] It appears that China has developed a cure for Alzheimer's

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On Sat, 23 Nov 2024, Keith Henson via extropy-chat wrote:

> As we know, drugs have not had much success with AlzheimersI
>
> China has developed a surgical cure for Alzheimers China successfully
> invented a surgery for curing Alzheimer?s disease.  Known as LVA
> surgery, it is performed on neck lymphatics.  So far, there have been
> 42 clinical trials, all have been successes.
>
> LVA Surgery, otherwise known as deep cervical lymphatic-venous
> anastomosis surgery was performed on a 76-year-old man with moderate
> Alzheimer's disease, his symptoms were significantly improved. The
> follow-up results two months after the operation showed that the old
> man not only had a significant recovery in
> memory, but also could communicate normally with others.
>
> The theoretical basis of deep cervical lymphatic-venous anastomosis is
> the abnormal accumulation of A?-amyloid protein and abnormal
> phosphorylation of tau protein in the brain, which are two important
> causes of Alzheimer's disease
>
> The operation uses super microsurgery technology to shunt the
> lymphatic circulation in the meninges, accelerate the return of intra
> cerebral lymph through the jugular foramen at the skull base, and take
> away more metabolic products in the brain, thereby achieving the goal
> of possibly reversing brain degenerative lesions and slowing the
> progression of the disease.
>
> It can be simply understood as a mechanical excretion process.
> The abnormal accumulation of amyloid protein in the elderly's brain is
> like a clogged sewer, and the "waste" cannot be transported out in
> time. The deep cervical lymphatic-venous anastomosis can greatly speed
> up the removal of "waste" and improve the removal efficiency.
>
> On the morning of November 11, Professor Tang Juyu, director of the
> Microsurgery Reconstruction Clinical Research Center of Xiangya
> Hospital of Central South University, had just completed the 42nd deep
> cervical lymphatic-venous anastomosis in the hospital. Because it was
> a minimally invasive surgery, the
> patient could get out of bed and move around the next day.
>
> Among these 42 patients, in addition to restoring their memories, Tang
> Juyu also saw that patients who were originally indifferent and
> taciturn could communicate with him in a cheerful and talkative manner
> during the follow-up visit after the operation.
>
> Although many patients have significant symptom improvement after
> surgery, experts believe that this surgery can only provide a new idea
> for the current treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and its specific
> effectiveness still needs more research to confirm.
>
> [I did not write this, it was in a private FB group.  But if true, it
> is Nobel prize material.]
>
> Keith
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Interesting! I assume there's no public text or paper on this yet?