BTT Medical Institute Launches First-in-Human Safety Clinical Trial Evaluating Induced Hyperthermia with the Computerized Brain-Guided Abreu BTT 700 Temperature Management System (TMS) Inspired by the Nobel Prize-recognized Malarial Fever Therapy

Initial phase study marks the clinical evaluation of the Abreu BTT 700 TMS and its thermofebrile protocol, laying the foundation for future efficacy trials in the treatment of ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders 

MIAMI, Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BTT Medical Institute, in collaboration with btt Corp. (Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.), a medical technology company pioneering brain thermodynamics-based solutions, announced the launch of the first-in-human clinical and biological safety trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT07564440) evaluating thermal treatment with the investigational Abreu BTT 700 Temperature Management System (TMS), a fully noninvasive, computerized, brain-guided platform that gently and precisely raises body temperature into a controlled fever-range through cyclical thermal modulation.

This milestone represents the formal clinical translation of a scientific journey spanning more than a decade, initiated by M. Marc Abreu, M.D., with the discovery of the Brain Temperature Tunnel (BTT) at Yale University [1] and culminating in FDA clearance of the Abreu BTT 700 System in 2010.The trial advances the platform's clinical development following the November 2025 publication of a peer-reviewed case report in Diseases [2]: "Total Reversal of ALS Confirmed by EMG Normalization, Structural Reconstitution, and Neuromuscular-Molecular Restoration Achieved Through Computerized Brain-Guided Reengineering of the 1927 Nobel Prize Fever Therapy: A Case Report".

"Total Reversal of ALS Confirmed by EMG Normalization, Structural Reconstitution, and Neuromuscular-Molecular Restoration Achieved Through Computerized Brain-Guided Reengineering of the 1927 Nobel Prize Fever Therapy: A Case Report"

The launch of this trial builds upon the documented total reversal of ALS following digitally reengineered therapeutic fever designed to activate the brain’s heat shock response and the associated restoration of neurological functions. [2] The report described a 56-year-old woman with ALS whose diagnosis was confirmed at nationally ranked U.S. neurology centers. Consistent with standard counseling for ALS, she was informed by her neurologist that the disease carries an expected survival of approximately three to five years after symptom onset. Despite expert care and treatment with FDA-approved ALS medications, her disease continued to worsen. Following treatment with Dr Abreu’s brain-guided intelligent thermofebrile protocol, she no longer met the diagnostic criteria for ALS, discontinued all ALS-specific medications, and returned to activities including swimming, golf, and pickleball. More than a year later, she remains free of clinical relapses and with sustained neurological and functional recovery.

The published findings are supported by objective evidence generated independently by prominent third-party institutions with no involvement in the patient's treatment. Before and after treatment, EMG studies were independently performed and interpreted at different nationally ranked U.S. neurology centers, neither of which was aware of the BTT treatment, as detailed in Diseases [2]. The pretreatment evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of ALS and documented electrophysiological evidence of active motor neuron degeneration, including denervation, fibrillation potentials, and fasciculations. Following Dr. Abreu’s programmed fever therapy, the post-treatment EMG demonstrated absence of denervation, fibrillations, and fasciculations, with no electrophysiological evidence of active motor neuron degeneration. Blood biomarker analyses were likewise performed independently by a major U.S. commercial reference laboratory, demonstrating normalization of biomarkers associated with disease progression and poor survival, providing additional objective corroboration of the reported neurological recovery.

The Unmet Need: A Global Brain Health Emergency
Neurological disorders affect more than one in three people worldwide and more than one in two Americans—over 180 million people—making them the leading cause of disability globally. [3,4] Alzheimer's disease alone is projected to cost the United States $409 billion in 2026, rising to an estimated societal burden of $818 billion annually when unpaid caregiving and lost productivity are included. [5,6] ALS, the most treatment-resistant neurodegenerative disease, remains without a restorative therapy. [7,8] The 2025 G7 Summit highlighted that no country has yet identified a solution to the escalating global brain health crisis. [9] The investigational Abreu BTT 700 TMS is designed to address this unmet need through a noninvasive, digital platform employing individualized brain-guided thermodynamic control to target the underlying molecular pathology of protein misfolding.

The Institutional Review Board has reviewed and approved this press release on August 7, 2026.

About the BTT 700 Technology Platform
The Abreu BTT 700 TMS digitally modernizes the Nobel Prize-recognized therapeutic principle of fever for treating neurological diseases through computerized individualized brain-guided thermodynamic control designed to induce therapeutic fever that activates the body's natural heat shock response and production of protective heat shock proteins. The technology received early U.S. Federal Government recognition and development funding through the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project for its potential to address critical unmet medical needs.

About btt Corp. (Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies, Corp.)
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, btt Corp. is a medical technology company with operations in the United States and The Bahamas, developing precision brain thermodynamics platforms for therapeutics, diagnostics, disease prevention, enhancing human performance, and longevity. The company has developed a proprietary technology portfolio protected by more than 100 issued and pending patents, and its pipeline includes investigational therapies for multiple disorders associated with protein misfolding.

The IRB attests that this submission has been approved by an IRB whose membership complies with the requirements defined in Health Canada regulations, ICH GCP guidelines, FDA regulations at 21 CFR part 56, and HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 46. The IRB carries out its functions in accordance with FDA regulations at 21 CFR parts 50, 56, 312, and 812; HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 46, subparts A-E; good clinical practices; Health Canada regulations; and the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, as appropriate to the research.

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Dr. M. Marc Abreu, BTT Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Abreu founded the BTT Medical Institute and heads the Clinical Sciences Division and Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics in Miami, FL