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July 30, 2020 - Focused Ultrasound Depression Clinical Trial Results – and more news

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Published: 30 July 2020

July 30, 2020 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Symposium News | Research News | Industry News | Events     Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Treating Depression A pioneering research group at Yonsei University College of Medicine led by Jin Woo Chang, MD, PhD, published a new study showing the successful use of focused ultrasound to treat depression.     READ MORE > Foundation News Blog: Neal Kassell, MD and Chase Koch Discuss Focused Ultrasound’s Present and Future In the second blog in a three-part series, Foundation Chairman Neal F. Kassell, MD, and Koch Disruptive Technologies' Chase Koch assess the state of the field, their partnership, and what's next. READ THE BLOG > LISTEN TO THE PODCAST > Peter Gabriel Joins Foundation’s Council The Foundation is pleased to welcome Grammy-winning musician Peter Gabriel to its passionate group of goodwill ambassadors.   READ MORE > Scope of FUS Partners Program Expanded The Foundation’s FUS Partners program is poised to take a more holistic approach toward the ever-adjusting needs of key stakeholders in the focused ultrasound community.   READ MORE > Intern Update: Isabella Small Isabella Small, a multi-year intern and member of the research team, shares her experiences at the Foundation and future plans.   READ MORE > In Memoriam: Jane “Kitchie” Tolleson We have lost a champion and a delightful, irrepressible friend with the passing of Council member Jane “Kitchie” Tolleson.  READ MORE > Symposium News Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for 2020 Symposium We received a record-setting 245 abstracts for the Foundation’s 2020 meeting. The review and selection process is underway, and acceptance notifications will be sent in late August.    LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MEETING > Research News Investigator Profile: Professor José Obeso, MD, PhD Neurologist Prof. José Obeso has built a large research and clinical practice centered on using focused ultrasound to halt the progression of Parkinson’s and other brain diseases. READ THE PROFILE >  VIDEO: DR. OBESO ON BILATERAL TREMOR TRIAL > Field Update: Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier with Focused Ultrasound Scientific Programs Manager Kelsie Timbie, PhD, discusses the blood-brain barrier and how focused ultrasound can be used to temporarily and reversibly open it.  WATCH THE PRESENTATION > Deadline Extended to Apply for Lockhart Memorial Prize for Cancer Research Monday, August 3, is the new deadline to apply for this annual $75,000 award that recognizes a promising researcher using focused ultrasound to study cancer.    READ MORE > Watch Now: ISTU Webinar on Sonoporation  On July 23, the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU) hosted a webinar by Alfred Yu, PhD, featuring an in-depth look at how he studies the mechanisms behind sonoporation. WATCH NOW > Breast Cancer Alliance to Host Virtual Medical Symposium On Tuesday, September 15, the Breast Cancer Alliance’s “Hot Topics in Breast Cancer” symposium will address new challenges of COVID-19, treatment advances, and stress and diet with regard to prevention and recovery.   READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required   More Research News EAU 2020: Midterm Oncological Results of Focal Therapy: HIFU Focal Ablation | UroToday EAU 2020: Midterm Oncological Results of Focal therapy: HIFU Hemi-Ablation | UroToday Profs Sam Sia and Ken Shepard Win $16.4M DARPA Grant | Columbia Engineering Salvage RARP after HIFU Partial Ablation Safe, Feasible | Renal & Urology News Ultrasound and Microbubbles: An Unusual Approach to Fighting Cancer | Forbes Industry News SonaCare Medical Receives Chinese Regulatory Approval for Prostate Cancer and BPH  SonaCare's Sonablate® device has earned regulatory approval in China to treat prostate cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). READ THE PRESS RELEASE > Profound Medical Closes a $46 Million Funding Round   Toronto-based Profound Medical has closed an offering of common shares and will use the proceeds in part to continue development and commercialization of its TULSA-PRO® and Sonalleve® devices globally. READ THE PRESS RELEASE >   More Industry News Insightec's Medicare coverage story was featured in Radiology Business, South Florida Business Journal, Mass Device, and Biospace  Theraclion's Varicose Vein Winning Strategy Continues Despite the Impact of Covid-19 in the First Half of 2020 | Business Wire Newer MRgFUS Systems Work Better for Uterine Fibroids | Aunt Minnie EDAP Announces Recent Focal One Sales Successes | Globe Newswire Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!   Upcoming Events   July 27–31, 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference | virtual event  August 14, 2020 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Virtual Conference on Brain Metastases | virtual event  September 6–11, 2020 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium | Las Vegas, NV and virtual event  September 15, 2020 Breast Cancer Alliance’s “Hot Topics in Breast Cancer” Symposium | virtual event  October 3–11, 2020 FOCAL2020: Frontiers in Oncologic Prostate Care and Ablative Local Therapy | Los Angeles, CA October 5–7, 2020 The MedTech Conference | virtual event  October 24–28, 2020 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting | Washington, DC November 8–13, 2020 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound | virtual event November 19–22, 2020 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 25th Annual Scientific Meeting & Education Day, Austin, TX November 29 – December 5, 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting | virtual event

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