Brain Scan Technology Can Now Image Destructive Immune Cells in Living Alzheimer's Patients

What was said

"TSPO imaging allows us to image activated threatening M1 microglia when people are alive in vivo and when I show the image in Alzheimer's you know the brain lights up... the list is really every major neurodegenerative condition you can think of including Parkinson's frontotemporal dementia multiple system atrophy progressive supranuclear palsy long covid PTSD major depression."

TSPO brain scanning technology can now visualize destructive M1 microglia in living patients, revealing that the same immune cell dysfunction underlies virtually all major neurodegenerative conditions and mood disorders. This imaging capability demonstrates that Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, long COVID, PTSD, and major depression all share a common mechanism of microglial activation and brain inflammation, suggesting unified treatment approaches may be possible.