article_snippet: Researchers at the University of Queensland's Brain Institute hope to be able to trial Researchers at the University of Queensland's Brain Institute new 'cheap and mobile' ultrasound device within two years on humans.
article_snippet: The treatment attacks the neurotoxic amyloid plaques that cause memory loss and cognitive failure with ultrasound waves.
article_snippet: Researchers at the University of Queensland's Brain Institute Brain Institute hope to be able to trial Researchers at the University of Queensland's Brain Institute new 'cheap and mobile' ultrasound device within two years on humans.
article_snippet: In contrast, this method uses relatively inexpensive ultrasound and microbubble technology which is non-invasive and appears highly effective.'
article_snippet: Findings of the research, 'Scanning ultrasound efficiently removes amyloid-β and restores memory in an Alzheimer's model', are published in the journal.
highlights_snippet: Cheap' and 'mobile' ultrasound device that can be used for treatment .
  Drug-free treatment breaks down the plaques that cause memory loss .
  