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Ultrasound Can Blast Tumors Without Surgery and Is Already Approved for Some Cancer Treatments

Once known mostly for imaging, ultrasound is now being harnessed to treat a range of diseases, with promising results in cancer therapy.
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WVU researchers penetrate blood-brain barrier in human trial of Alzheimer’s ultrasound therapy

West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in the MRI suite’s control area. New human trials out of West Virginia University offer a promising path for treating Alzheimer's disease by ...

Li Ka-shing-backed focused ultrasound therapy reaches ‘tipping point’ with 1 million cases

Focused ultrasound (FUS) therapy, a sound wave treatment technology that counts Hong Kong’s tycoon Li Ka-shing among its ...

This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say

Hameroff points to studies that demonstrate that, in humans, applying sub-thermal tFUS to the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s ...