Potential terahertz therapeutic strategy for the prevention or mitigation of Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Xinke Wang; Yan Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41377-023-01289-x

Light: Science & Applications (Oct 2023)

Potential terahertz therapeutic strategy for the prevention or mitigation of Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Xinke Wang,
Yan Zhang

Affiliations

Xinke Wang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Metamaterials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University
Yan Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Metamaterials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-023-01289-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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Abstract With terahertz irradiation with a specific frequency, the fibrotic progression of β-amyloid oligomers is suppressed, which provides a potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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