CLEARWATER, Fla. -
Pico-Tesla, The Magneceutical ® Company, announced today that it has commenced a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of 30 patients who have Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.
The pilot study seeks to determine whether the application of magnetic fields generated by Pico-Tesla’s patented Resonator™ System can be effective as an adjunctive therapy to oral medications in reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study will be coordinated by Amanda Grant Smith, M.D.
Dr. Smith is the Medical Director of the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida (USF).
Allen Braswell , CEO of Pico-Tesla, said,
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Amanda Smith coordinating this important study that may help to explore the clinical potential of Magneceutical® Therapy for Alzheimer’s patients.”
Pico-Tesla’s Magneceutical ® Therapy involves the use of an extremely low-level electromagnetic field (EMF) applied by a specially designed device called the "Resonator™." The Resonator was invented by Dr. Jerry I. Jacobson, along with proprietary therapeutic protocols. It is currently in clinical trials to determine its effectiveness for improving the signs and symptoms of several diseases, including dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Dr. Smith received her undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1992 and her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1997. She did her internship, residency in psychiatry, and fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Smith is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with subspecialty certification in geriatric psychiatry. She is a member of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and a charter member of ISTAART, the International Society to Advance Alzheimer Research and Treatment.
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CAUTION: The Resonator™ device is an Investigational Device limited by federal (or United States) law to investigational use. The Resonator™ device is not for sale, nor is the Magneceutical ® Therapy generally available outside of Investigational Review Board (IRB)-approved clinical studies.
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June 13, 2011
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Week of January 16 - January 23, 2011
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Peter Berger, Editor, Alzheimer's Weekly
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Dr. Boaz Ancselovic, MD, Geriatrician, Alzheimer's Weekly.
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