January 20, 2026 – Pediatric Brain Tumor White Paper Published and more news…

Published: January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026

Focused Ultrasound for Pediatric Brain Tumors: Workshop White Paper Now Available

The summary highlights the Foundation’s second workshop on the use of focused ultrasound to treat diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
More than 20 experts addressed burning questions and developed a collaborative roadmap to advance the technology for this devastating disease.

The event will highlight CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book on pain management and discuss focused ultrasound as an emerging therapy for certain pain conditions.
Join us for this free webinar, Tuesday, February 3, at noon Eastern.

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Advances in brain targeting are improving focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
Join us Friday, February 6, at 1:00 pm Eastern for this free event, held in partnership with RebrAIn, Insightec, and Upstream Vision.

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Podcast: Neuromodulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

In this episode, Jean-François Aubry, PhD, discusses how ultrasound neuromodulation is offering hope to patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders.
He shares recent clinical results in which 80% of participants with severe depression responded to the treatment.

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Predicting Microbubble Distribution for Blood-Brain Barrier Opening

Pre-operative perfusion MRI can help predict how microbubbles will distribute in the human brain.
These findings pave the way for more personalized, image-guided planning of focused ultrasound during blood-brain barrier opening procedures.

Elevating the Discussion: Focused Ultrasound Safety Standards

In this blog, Tim Meakem, MD, discusses recent adverse events during focused ultrasound brain procedures.
The Foundation supports transparent reporting and the development of additional safety standards.

Sonothera Launches $125 Million Funding Round

The company aims to advance its genetic medicine lead programs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and Alport syndrome (X-linked).
Its ultrasound-mediated delivery technology is designed to provide targeted gene therapy.

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Submit Abstracts by February 9 | ISTU's 25th Annual International Symposium for Therapeutic Ultrasound 2026 in Trondheim, Norway

Submit Articles for Special Issue of Frontiers in Physics by February 26 | Blood Brain Barrier Dynamics: Translational Impacts on Neurological Interventions

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Events

January 22-25, 2026 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

January 22-23, 2026 European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging (EchoContrast), Rotterdam, The Netherlands

March 4-8, 2026 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria

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January 20, 2026 – Pediatric Brain Tumor White Paper Published and more news…

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