May 30, 2019 - The Role of Focused Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer – and more news

May 30, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events Roadmap Developed for Role of Focused Ultrasound in Treating Pancreatic Cancer The Foundation has published a roadmap for the role of focused ultrasound in treating pancreatic cancer based on a recent meeting of a multidisciplinary group of experts and leaders in the industry. READ MORE >  Foundation News Latest Developments in Focused Ultrasound Highlighted at Community Event The Foundation held its biennial event, which explored the latest breakthroughs in focused ultrasound and its potential to confront the most vexing challenges in medicine. READ MORE > Blog: Focused Ultrasound for Lung Tumors – From Impossible to Possible Focused ultrasound was previously believed not to be an option for treating lung tumors, but recent studies have provided hope for the technology as a treatment option. READ MORE > UVA Capstone Students Conduct Projects at Foundation The Foundation hosted six interns from the University of Virginia for their capstone projects. Learn more about each student’s project and their work with the Foundation. READ MORE > Donor Profile: Jimmy Wright, PhD Jimmy Wright, PhD, President of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, shares his enthusiasm for the Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s mission and activities.   READ MORE > Council Update: Meredith Woo Joins American Hospital in Paris Foundation Board Meredith Woo, PhD, council member and president of Sweet Briar College, has recently joined the board of the American Hospital in Paris Foundation. READ MORE >  Patient News Patient Spotlight: Kyle Fernandez Struggling with symptoms since kindergarten, Kyle was finally diagnosed with essential tremor as a young man. Focused ultrasound treatment gave him his life back. READ HIS STORY ON “RIGHT SCAN RIGHT TIME” >  More Patient News A New Answer for Pain: Burning it Away | Star Tribune Ultrasound Technique Promises New Ways to Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease | CBS New York Patients Share Their Stories at Inaugural Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Summit | Morgantown News Research News Focused Ultrasound–Assisted Delivery of Stem Cells in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Pilot Study Results Results from a collaborative study between SonaCare Medical, physicians at the Arkansas Heart Hospital Vein & Vascular Institute, and NIH scientists were published.   READ MORE > 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 Columbia University researchers conducted experiments to determine whether focused ultrasound would assist in repairing damaged neural pathways in patients with Parkinson’s.    READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications.  More Research News Young Philanthropists Partner with Local Researchers and Caregivers to Tackle Alzheimer’s | Dallas Weekly  Six Paths to the Nonsurgical Future of Brain-machine Interfaces | Phys.org Ultrasound: The Future of Diabetes Treatment? | Medical News Today Short Ultrasound Pulses Improve Drug Delivery to the Brain | Physics World WVU Medicine Steps Up Efforts to Fight State's Drug Epidemic | WV News 9 Emerging Devices That Will Disrupt Health Care | Israel 21c Synopsis: Sound-Induced Bubbles for Drug Delivery | Physics Industry News High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Used in Case of Previously Untreated Breast Cancer A case report from a patient in Germany who refused traditional breast cancer treatment and asked specifically for focused ultrasound has been published. READ MORE > Essential Tremor Position Statement Published by the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery The American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery published a new position statement on focused ultrasound for patients with essential tremor. READ MORE > FDA Publishes List of Priority Patient Preference Areas for Medical Devices The FDA is working to incorporate patient experiences to help inform the agency’s evaluation of medical devices as part of their approval process for device manufacturers. READ MORE >  More Industry News Theraclion Germany Reveals Significant Reimbursement Deal | Daily Peace Times Do you have news for our newsletter? 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