The Oscar-winning screenwriter and acclaimed creator of Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age underwent focused ultrasound therapy to treat his essential tremor.
Fellowes shares how the tremors affected his writing and how focused ultrasound helped him regain this skill and a sense of normalcy.
More than 900 people registered for a panel discussion that we hosted with the BrightFocus Foundation to discuss the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
The conversation was inspired by “Taking Care,” a documentary by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen about navigating her mother’s advancing AD.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin investigated the use of low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation for a variety of mental health disorders.
The team first evaluated target engagement of the left amygdala and then continued with daily treatment in 24 participants.
“I’ve got the pleasure of being able to write again. If I were talking to someone who was considering having the treatment, I would say to them that, for me, my life feels much more normal again. I haven’t regretted it for one second.”
‒ Lord Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age