Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated human immune cells with ...

A new paper by a team of Concordia researchers from the departments of Biology and Physics proposes a novel method of fighting cancer tumours that uses ultrasound-guided microbubbles — a technology ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acoustic signals from microbubbles can measure how well focused ultrasound opens the blood-brain barrier. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sonobiopsy increased the amount of ctDNA from high-grade gliomas that bypassed the blood-brain barrier for ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound. In the future, these muscles could be deployed in technical and medical ...

In a study involving four human patients with recurrent glioblastoma, Northwestern Medicine scientists for the first time demonstrated the use of ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain ...

A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health to treat debilitating brain lesions called cerebral cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, has shown great promise in early testing, halting the ...

New technologies are changing the way we live at a pace that borders on the miraculous. In particular, modern medicine stands as one of humanity’s most awe-inspiring achievements. Technologies like ...

When Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, decided to focus his research efforts on glioblastomas, “everybody thought it was a dead end,” the neurosurgeon recalled. It wasn’t an unusual path for him. His first job ...

Researchers report hopeful progress in efforts to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. They report a recent clinical trial has demonstrated the potential of focused ultrasound to safely reduce ...