Hi all. First time poster on this sub.

My mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. My research on the topic led me to the work of a Dr. Gary Arendash. Google that name "alzheimer's" and you'll find a breadcrumb trail of his research over the last decade or so.

Short version: a human trial was run on 8 participants - all with moderate Alzheimer's - and over the course of 31 months it was demonstrated that neurodegeneration had essentially halted (or come close). Furthermore, no negative side-effects.

The treatment is via a device that Dr. Gary named the MemorEM. The following is a quote from one of a number of papers published by Dr. Gary and his fellow researchers:

"the device transmits electromagnetic waves in a pulsed fashion and sequentially through the 8 emitters at 915 MHz carrier frequency every 4.6 ms (e.g., a pulse repetition rate to each antenna of 217 Hz). Power levels (specific absorption rate, SAR) for each emitter were set at an average of 1.6 W/kg. At this frequency and power level, FDTD human head computer simulations (IEEE Model 1528 phantom) show that the eight emitters collectively provide both global and penetrating TEMT to the human forebrain, including the cerebral cortex and underlying structures (Fig. 2A). A very similar calculated SAR distribution is arrived at from actual electric field measurements taken under individual emitters and within brain gel “in situ” (inside a human head phantom), utilizing a robotic probe system and grid measurement pattern (Fig. 2B). The MemorEM^TM head device and this clinical trial protocol were both approved as “non-significant risk” by the Western Institutional Review Board."

(link to this paper here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6839500/ )

Now to my question:
It seems to me that, given we have very clear details on all parameters of the treatment, it would be somewhat trivial to reverse engineer this device (for an electrical engineer, of course). If I wait for the device to become available to the public (phase 3 trials are pending fundraising), it will be too late for my mother.

So I guess what I'm hoping is that this piques someone's curiosity, and that that someone will sniff around the research and let me know where on the scale between "shockingly fucking stupid" and "absolutely go for it" lies the idea of homebrewing one of these and treating my mother with it.

Some links to relevant reading on the patent-holder's website:

https://www.neuroem.com/temt-rf-technology#studies

https://www.neuroem.com/patents

P.S. For what it's worth, Dr. Gary is quite convinced that this device will also become a major player in the longevity movement. It's very interesting, but not strictly my goal at the moment.