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Given that there doesn’t appear to be any harms from this treatment, why is it moral (or legal) to prevent humans from experimentally seeking it, standard “in mice” argument notwithstanding?


I don’t disagree but an issue could be that there’s plenty of people out there who would happily make up therapies that sound like they could work and take people’s money for unsound treatments.


Ultrasound selfies at home, clinical trial reports self administered ultrasound scans on par with professional ones.

https://www.nibib.nih.gov/news-events/newsroom/ultrasound-se...


The framework for clinical trials it to go from “there doesn’t appear to be any harm” to “we have reasonable proof that no harm is expected”.

If this is as promising as it sounds it’ll surely process through the stages as it should and eventually reach human trials.


Eventually plus 10 years, as this article is 10 years old.


Business opportunity: add a 2 MHz ultrasound enmitter to standard headphones.


I'll deep-fry and eat a brick and wash it down with motor oil if Apple ended up curing Alzheimer's




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