MONDAY, July 11, 2016 — The ExAblate Neuro device has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to deliver focused ultrasound to destroy small bits of brain tissue that are thought to be involved in a neurological condition known as essential tremor. The device, approved for people who haven’t responded to medication or … Continue reading Ultrasound device approved to treat essential tremor →

Researchers from the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and other French institutions tested the experimental device on 15 patients with recurrent glioblastoma. The intention of the device is to disrupt the blood-brain barrier long enough for subsequent chemotherapy to reach the brain. Frédéric Sottilini, the chief executive officer of Paris-based CarThera, the company developing SonoCloud, explained … Continue reading Implantable ultrasound device augments chemo in glioblastoma →

By Michael Torrice, Chemical & Engineering News on June 20, 2016 Credit: PhotoDisc/Getty Images/Harnett/Hanzon Advertisement The cells lining blood vessels in the brain form tight, tough-to-penetrate junctions that prevent toxic molecules from slipping into the brain. Unfortunately, this blood-brain barrier also blocks cancer drugs from reaching tumor cells in the brain, creating a significant drug-delivery … Continue reading Ultrasound Implant Safely Opens Blood–Brain Barrier →

A portable ultrasound scanner being developed by British scientists could save the lives of wounded soldiers on the front line by quickly detecting injuries like bleeding on the brain, experts said today. The team from the University of Aberdeen is working on the new technology with the Ministry of Defence’s science and technology laboratory (DSTL). … Continue reading New portable ultrasound scanner could save lives of soldiers →

To explore the relationship between the percentage of fat in muscle and overall health, University of Georgia graduate student Hui-Ju Young began looking into ways to use ultrasound to measure muscle health. She had no idea her research would be based on cattle – and cuts of beef. As it turns out, a similar ultrasound … Continue reading UGA study finds ultrasound is reliable, inexpensive way to measure health →

By Tim Sandle     22 hours ago in Science To help tackle brain tumors, researchers have designed an ultrasound implant that allows more chemotherapy meds to reach the cancerous site. This could lead to a breakthrough in tackling aggressive types of brain cancer. Brain cancer is difficult to treat. One of the hindering factors … Continue reading Using ultrasound to tackle brain tumors →

Laptop-sized device can be used to spot hidden brain injuries or bleeding and allow speedy emergency interventions to reduce long-term damage CT scans, such as these, are more routinely used to diagnose stroke. But because ultrasound scanners can be made portable, it has advantages for doctors operating outside hospitals. Photograph: Alamy Ian Sample Science editor … Continue reading Portable ultrasound for brain injuries could save soldiers and civilians →