Scientists from Saratov National Research State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky (SGU) have developed a technology to combat brain cancer (glioblastoma) during deep sleep. The results of the study are published in the journal Biomedicines.
The method is based on the use of lasers in the infrared range and stimulation of brain tissue drainage during sleep. As a result, the lymphatic "vacuum cleaners" of the brain are activated, which remove toxins, increase immunity and prevent the malignant formation from growing.
There are no such technologies in the world yet.
Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya explained that "lymph-vacuum cleaners" work effectively during deep sleep. At this moment, it "washes" its tissues from metabolites accumulated during the day. The method will replace photodynamic therapy (treatment using the interaction of light and photosensitizing substances), she added.
The first clinical trials are scheduled for 2025, and the technology is currently undergoing the licensing process. Scientists plan to use the technique not only for the treatment of glioblastoma, but also for Alzheimer's disease.
Earlier www1.ru reported that an effective drug for fighting cancer was developed in Nizhny Novgorod.
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