August 28, 2025 – How FUS Improved One Veteran’s Mental Health and more news...

Published: August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Exploring New Frontiers in Treatment: Webinar Registration Open

Join us at 1 pm ET on September 10 for a panel hosted in partnership with the BrightFocus Foundation discussing the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
The conversation is inspired by Taking Care, a documentary by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen about navigating her mother’s advancing Alzheimer’s.
Registration is open through September 4.

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Podcast: Focused Ultrasound for Veterans with Depression and Anxiety

In this episode, Noah Philip, MD, an expert on focused ultrasound neuromodulation, discusses his research to treat psychiatric conditions in veterans.
We also meet Nick, an Iraq War veteran and Black Hawk mechanic who participated in Dr. Philip’s clinical trial after struggling with depression and anxiety for more than a decade.

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Method Established for Measuring and Predicting Blood-Brain Barrier Opening with Focused Ultrasound

A team of researchers found that acoustic emissions signals are a reliable measurement to predict successful blood-brain barrier opening.
Their work will help standardize treatments across medical centers and allow physicians to compare clinical outcomes and other treatment effects.

Focused Ultrasound Deploys Site-Specific Drug Delivery Liposomes

Researchers at Stanford University were successful in encapsulating drugs for neurological applications in acoustically activatable liposomes.
When exposed to low-intensity focused ultrasound, the drugs were released from the liposomes with site-specific delivery.

Investigator Profile: Elsa Fouragnan, PhD

Prof. Fouragnan leads the Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound at the University of Plymouth and is the director of the Brain Research Imaging Center.
Beyond her fundamental neuroscience research, she works directly with patients and clinicians to translate ultrasound neuromodulation for mental health conditions.

Neuromodulation Company Nudge Raises $100M

The company aims to use focused ultrasound neuromodulation to address addiction, chronic pain, anxiety, mood, focus, and memory.
The Series A funding will help develop hardware and imaging algorithms, optimize personalized sonication parameters, and build a consumer-grade product.

July 2025 Meeting Roundup

Six recent conferences featured focused ultrasound presentations.
Learn more about meetings in London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Toronto, and the US.

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Industry News | Sound Blade Medical Appoints Neil Barman, MD as Chief Executive Officer

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Events

September 10-13, 2025 International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology, Seoul, South Korea

September 15-18, 2025 IUS IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Utrecht, The Netherlands

September 17, 2025 10th Annual Women Building Bio, Roanoke, Virginia

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“After the first treatment, it was definitely noticeable that I wasn't having [the normal] lows, and it was easier to get stuff done. And then after the second treatment… what stuck out to me was my ability to be present with my family and really enjoy those moments. In particular, my daughter graduating from kindergarten. It was absolutely amazing to see her up there.”

‒ Nick after undergoing focused ultrasound neuromodulation for depression

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