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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Visits the Foundation
Governor Youngkin learned about focused ultrasound and how Virginia is advancing the field. The University …
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Pivotal Trial Results of Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease Published in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’
Results from a multicenter, international clinical trial of focused ultrasound to address the major motor …
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Focused Ultrasound Foundation and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research Partner on Liquid Biopsy Clinical Trial
The two foundations are funding a clinical trial investigating focused ultrasound’s ability to enhance a …
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Global Reach
Two new foundations are advancing focused ultrasound in Europe and Asia.
What is Focused Ultrasound?
Like a magnifying glass focusing beams of light on a single point, focused ultrasound concentrates ultrasound energy on a target in the body without harming healthy surrounding tissue.
Read MoreWhat can focused ultrasound treat?
Focused ultrasound is being researched for over 160 diseases worldwide. While most are in the early stages, commercial treatment is now available in the US for essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, uterine fibroids, bone metastases, osteoid osteoma, and the prostate, and others are being treated elsewhere.
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Why It Takes So Long to Develop a Medical Technology (Part 8)
Written by Mark Carol, MD – Published: March 29, 2023
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Debunked: Economic Argument against MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound
Written by Mark Carol, MD – Published: March 16, 2023
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Why It Takes So Long to Develop a Medical Technology (Part 7)
Written by Mark Carol, MD – Published: February 22, 2023
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Blog: Gene Therapy and Rare Disease
Written by Bob Smith – Published: February 22, 2023
Donor Profile: Cassiopeia Foundation and Ethan Miller
Ethan Miller is a principal in the Cassiopeia Foundation, which has supported focused ultrasound research for neurodegenerative disorders.
Read More See all donor profiles >Investigator Profile: Meaghan O’Reilly, PhD
Dr. O’Reilly has gained national attention for her research developing focused ultrasound–based therapies for brain and spinal cord disorders.
Read More See all expert profiles >Company Profile: Sinoways
This Shanghai-based company is developing and testing a focused ultrasound device for the noninvasive treatment of uterine fibroids.
Read More See all industry profiles >Focused Ultrasound By The Numbers *
* This information will be updated periodically.