Comments on: Helmet May Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms

Beams Infrared Light Into Brain To Stimulate Cell Growth; May Start To Work In Weeks

[redsky8]

Yeah, I''m a bit reticent to accept this too. Can CBS publish a link to the primary research publication? In the 21st century, it''s hard to believe news sources don''t make a habit of doing this, especially on science related articles. This is just a citation. That''s all we want, so we can evaluate the validity of the research for ourselves. And if a peer-reviewed journal article does NOT exist, CBS should never carry such a story. This is common sense in academia. CHEERS.

[matter77]

And don''t jump all over me that Alzheimers is not the same as clinical depression. I KNOW THAT. There is a lot of other research into Alzheimers going on, from a lot of different angles. Are you opposed to them all?
Also, there is no comparison between magnetic and radio frequency waves, and UV. Different emissions have completely different effects. Some kill, others are necessary for life.

[matter77]

Don''t be so snotty-skeptical. Haven''t they already established the importance of sunlight in combating depression? Many soft tissues, including the skin which is the body''s largest organ of all, produce Vitamin D and several other vital chemicals when exposed to UV.
Women have been warned for so long to avoid exposure to the sun, to avoid cosmetic damage. Because of this we have an epidemic of clinical depression. A depressed person, in turn, doesn''t want to go out. This also causes colon cancer. People get caught in a spiral. All this is well known, indeed, many treatment centers use UV to combat depression. So, is it so unthinkable it could have a beneficial effect in Alzheimer patients?
How do you know it is nonsense??? If you''re hoping so badly for a cure to come along, do you think it has to be in the form of another complicated and expensive chemical administered by shots or pills with a host of other side-effects? Is that all you can think of?
Good grief. I think CBS did the right thing. If it doesn''t work out, then we''ll see. I remember when the Australian reseachers announced stomach ulcers were caused by a virus. They were laughed at by people like you for ten years.

[brycej817]

While magnetic and high frequency waves may penetrate the brain, I am skeptical that infra-red waves which are low frequency could do anything other than warm the hair and skin (and maybe give you sunburn if you are bald).

[olkat]

I am a caregiver/wife of an Alzheimer patient. The segment that the morning show used this morning makes me angry and sad. Alzheimers is not a mental disease...it''s physical. No amount of ''rays'' from a makeshift helmet can heal the plaque that breaks the brain circuits in Alzheimers paitients. I''m happy that it worked on his stepfather...but his stepfather probably doesn''t have Alzheimer disease if it did. CBS reaches millions of people each morning and it saddens me that even one will believe this man and have hope for their loved ones. I wish your editors would have done some more research before they produced this one. We live with this disease every day..and if more is not done to help find a cure, you can be sure a family member or loved one of yours is going to be faced with it in the near future. Thank you.

[jonsid2]

Do you think if I just put a black plastic bag over my head and sit in the sun for 10 minutes a day it would work just as well? I''m 70 and I need to know.