A bioengineer highlights the potential of low-intensity ultrasound for multiple uses, from enhanced drug delivery to the ...

These protein aggregates in the brain are characteristic markers of the condition. The team has completed a clinical trial to test the effects of low-intensity ultrasound in patients with ...

In addition to revealing cells, the team used ultrasound and microbubbles as probes circulating in the bloodstream to detect brain capillaries. Heiles notes, "To our knowledge, nonlinear sound ...

Scientists from Fraunhofer IBMT in St. Ingbert, in the German state of Saarland, are working on ways to use ultrasound for non-invasive neurostimulation of these areas of the brain. The applicator ...

which can destroy the tiny piece of brain tissue causing the tremor without even opening up the skull. The surgery is done using ultrasound – simple sound waves, but concentrated so much that ...

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound is a treatment option for patients with essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease who have not benefited from medication or are not willing ...

Ultrasound scans for pregnant women could cause brain damage in their unborn babies, research warns. Doctors found that men born to mothers who underwent scanning were more likely to show signs of ...

Improving cognitive function doesn’t need to be time consuming. Therese Huston, a cognitive scientist, shares practical ways ...

The clinical trial demonstrated that repetitive opening of the blood-brain barrier using focused ultrasound reduced amyloid ...

Orlando Avendaño has lived with Essential Tremor in one of his hands for 30 years, affecting every aspect of his life. But a ...