October 24, 2019 - Breast Cancer Trial Tests Novel Device – and more news

October 24, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events Breast Cancer Trial Tests Safety of Novel Focused Ultrasound Device  A groundbreaking clinical trial for women with nonpalpable breast cancer is ongoing at Institut Bergonié in Bordeaux, France. The early-stage trial is testing a novel focused ultrasound device, called MUSE, that was designed and built by the Focused Ultrasound Laboratory at the University of Utah and Image Guided Therapy.  READ MORE >  Foundation News Focused Ultrasound Pioneer Joins Foundation Team The Foundation is pleased to announce that Narendra (Naren) Sanghvi, PhD, has joined the team in the newly created role of Resident Focused Ultrasound Guru.  READ MORE > Register Now: Focused Ultrasound for Psychiatric Disorders Webinar Join us at 2:00 PM Eastern on Monday, October 28, when Renana Eitan, MD, will present an overview of focused ultrasound's potential to help people with psychiatric disorders.  LEARN MORE & REGISTER >  More Foundation News Lockhart Memorial Prize Offered for Cancer Research The nomination deadline for this $75,000 prize is November 22. Patient News PBS NewsHour Highlights Focused Ultrasound for Alzheimer’s Disease A recent PBS NewsHour segment shares the story of Judi, the first Alzheimer’s patient to be treated in a US focused ultrasound clinical trial at West Virginia University.  WATCH NOW > Glioblastoma Patient Featured in Sunnybrook Magazine When doctors found a deadly brain tumor, Paul worried he would have to give up music. After participating in a focused ultrasound trial to enhance chemotherapy’s effectiveness, Paul is feeling well and continues to play.  READ MORE >  More Patient News A Less Invasive Treatment for Tremors | AARP Medical Marvels: Patients Get New Lives Through Physician Innovation | US News and World Report Sidra Medicine Launches Hi-tech Fibroid Removal Programme | Gulf Times Strongsville Grandfather is One of the First to Receive New Non-invasive Treatment to Cure Tremor | News 5 Cleveland Procedure in Nebraska Helps People Suffering from Tremors | 3 KMTV Omaha Research News Focused Ultrasound Veterinary Researchers Receive Funding at Oklahoma State University Ashish Ranjan, BVSc, PhD, and his team received nearly $2.5 million from the National Cancer Institute, Petco Foundation, and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to develop immune-activating nanoparticles using focused ultrasound. READ MORE > Meeting Report: International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology 2019 This broad and forward-looking annual meeting focused on how the evolution of medical technologies affects healthcare.  READ MORE > Meeting Report: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium 2019 The recent IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium featured a number of presentations on therapeutic ultrasound across many clinical categories.  READ MORE  > Research Roundup A recent paper by a team in Dae-jeon, South Korea, described the possible underlying mechanism for how focused ultrasound induces neuromodulation in the brain.   READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required  More Research News Long-Term Prostate Cancer Outcomes Worse with HIFU vs RP | Renal & Urology News How Can Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation Cure Brain Diseases? | Medical Xpress Team Uses Glass Beads, Ultrasound to Shatter Brain Cancer Cells | Science Blog The 'Goldilocks' Principle for Curing Brain Cancer | Science Daily New Study Uses Focused Ultrasound to Treat ALS | Medical News Bulletin Industry News Company Profile: Cardiawave Cardiawave is testing their Valvosoft platform and a noninvasive focused ultrasound technique to address aortic heart valve stenosis. The company's CEO, Benjamin Bertrand, shares more about Cardiawave and its vision.  READ THE COMPANY PROFILE  >  More Industry News EDAP is at an Inflection Point | Seeking Alpha Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!  Upcoming Events October 28-30, 2019 Milken Institute - Future of Health Summit, Washington, DC November 6-10, 2019 Society for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (SITC) 34th Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD November 20-24, 2019 Society for NeuroOncology (SNO) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ December 1-6, 2019 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL December 2-6, 2019 178th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), San Diego, CA