OET Reading, Daily Practice: 7 & 8

                                    OET Reading 


Daily Practice: 7 . Deep brain stimulation is nothing new, but using it as a more targeted therapy could yield dividends. "Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants have been used for over 30 years, mostly to treat tremors of Parkinson's disease patients, says Dr Doug  Scharre, the director of the Division of Cognitive Neurology at the Ohio University Wexner Medical Centre. Scherre notes that while DBS treatment is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Parkinson's disease, it's still an experimental therapy when it comes to Alzheimer's.  Lozano's phase II trial directed stimulation at the fornix, a bundle of nerve fibres in the brain.

Question: What can be inferred about DBS in the paragraph above?

A) It can be used for conditions other than Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

B) It was first used in 1988

C) It is still an experimental therapy for Parkinson's disease.

D) Its use in treating Parkinson's patients has been approved by FDA.  


                      OET Reading  

 Daily Practice: 7. There are no expectations of finding a cure for Azheimer's disease in the near future. However, that doesn't mean that the researchers aren't making breakthroughs. "One of the most promising areas of research that's ongoing right now is the research into biomarkers", said Hendrix. The reason that biomarkers are so important, particularly when it comes to developing drugs for Alzheimer's patients, is that it gives doctors and researchers more definitive ways to diagnose  the disease , particularly early in its progression when symptoms might be mild. "Until a few years ago, the only way you could tell if someone had Alzheimer's disease  was through an autopsy' explains Hendrix. "We had to find people to be in clinical trials just based on their targeted symptoms. These new technologies allow us to look inside of a living brain to see what's going on. 


Question: In the paragraph above, Hendrix says biomarkers are important because

A) they can treat Alzheimer's disease.

B) they are the only way available to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

C) they prevent symptoms from becoming severe.

D) they can help recognise the Alzheimer's conclusively.



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