June 13, 2019 - Focused Ultrasound and Gene Therapy Provide Hope for Parkinson's – and more news

June 13, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events Focused Ultrasound and Gene Therapy Provide Hope for Parkinson's Focused ultrasound is being used to deliver gene therapy across the blood-brain barrier to restore nerve pathways damaged in Parkinson’s disease. This groundbreaking work is rapidly becoming a promising option for potentially curing the disabling disease.  READ MORE > SEE RELATED STORY >  Foundation News Foundation Participates in Education and Awareness for Cancer Immunotherapy Month The Foundation is proud to be part of the emerging field of focused ultrasound for immune-based cancer treatment. “Wear White” on June 14 for a future immune to cancer. READ MORE > Council Update: Jane Batten Receives Honorary Degree from William & Mary Foundation Council member and co-chair, Mrs. Jane P. Batten, was awarded an honorary degree at the 2019 William & Mary commencement ceremony. Watch to learn more about Mrs. Batten’s philanthropic activities, including her dedication to education and the environment.  READ MORE >  Patient News Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Now Reimbursed in Japan Insightec announced that their Exablate Neuro treatment for essential tremor will now be reimbursed in Japan, where nine medical centers are currently offering the treatment.  READ MORE > Patient Spotlight: Prostate Cancer Patient Thomas Thomas was treated with high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for prostate cancer. He flew to Washington, DC, to tell representatives about the treatment’s effectiveness. READ HIS STORY ON “RIGHT SCAN RIGHT TIME” > Patient Spotlight: ALS Patient Hanna After being diagnosed with ALS, Hanna volunteered to receive focused ultrasound therapy to open the blood-brain barrier over the motor cortex at Sunnybrook. READ HER STORY IN “SUNNYBROOK MAGAZINE” > Research News Focused Ultrasound Gene Delivery System for Parkinson’s Disease Earns University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins $2.5M Grant The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded a $2.5 million research grant to Rich Price, PhD, and Jung Soo Suk, PhD, for their gene therapy project. READ MORE > Stanford Scientists Create Novel Simulation Method for Brain Application Researchers at Stanford University sought to develop a system that could precisely predict focal spot heating during focused ultrasound brain treatment.  READ MORE > Meeting Report: Society for Thermal Medicine (STM) Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Society for Thermal Medicine was held April 28 – May 2 in Florida. Eight international research groups presented focused ultrasound abstracts. VIEW THE MEETING REPORT > Preprints Survey Should research papers be openly shared prior to the peer review process? The Center for Open Science (COS) is asking for participation in a survey.  JOIN THE STUDY > Research Roundup Could focused ultrasound become the first-line treatment for children with osteoid osteoma? Data from three international university hospitals provide initial evidence.    READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications.  More Research News Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier to Fight Disease | WebMD Salvage High-intensity Focused Ultrasound for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer | UroToday Industry News Sonovein Study Data Presented at Charing Cross Innovation Showcase Theraclion's Sonovein system received the CE mark for treating varicose veins; they were invited to present at the Charing Cross Symposium’s “Innovation Showcase.”  READ MORE > Meeting Report: Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) The US Food and Drug Administration held an interactive workshop with regulatory experts, creating understanding for drug and medical device regulatory requirements. READ MORE > Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!  Upcoming Events June 12-15, 2019 Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain  June 20-21, 2019 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR) Medical Device Conference, San Francisco, California June 24-27, 2019 World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) 18th Biennial Meeting, New York, New York July 14-18, 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), Los Angeles, California July 14-18, 2019 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 61st Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas July 23-27, 2019 IEEE 41st International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC 2019), Berlin, Germany August 2-6, 2019 American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) Convention, Washington, D.C. August 16-17, 2019 Society for NeuroOncology (SNO) Inaugural Conference on Brain Metastases, New York, New York August 29-31, 2019 5th World Congress on Parkinsons & Huntington Disease, Vienna, Austria  September 5, 2019 Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Annual Public Forum, Washington, DC September 15-18, 2019 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 23-24, 2019 Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Symposium, Oxford, UK  Poster Deadline is September 2, 2019