We're debuting a new look.
See the updated format below. You'll now receive two short newsletters each month on the latest in the field of focused ultrasound. |
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In Memoriam: Foundation Council Member Tony Mendez
The Foundation recently lost a good friend and a champion of focused ultrasound in Tony Mendez, retired CIA officer, author, and award-winning artist.
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Foundation Welcomes New Council Members
We are pleased to announce that four professionals with a wide array of expertise have joined the Foundation’s Council, a dedicated group of goodwill ambassadors.
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New Foundation Website Launched
Please browse our new website, highlighting the people essential to our mission of advancing focused ultrasound: the patients, experts, donors, and industry leaders.
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Blog Post on Focused Ultrasound for Alzheimer's Disease
In October, neurosurgeon Ali Rezai, MD, began the first US focused ultrasound trial for Alzheimer’s disease. Here, he discusses the patient’s progress and his plans for the future.
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Neurologist Explains Diagnosing Essential Tremor
The University of Maryland's Paul Fishman, MD, PhD, explains how he evaluates patients for essential tremor in the latest Insightec blog post.
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Focused Ultrasound Featured on NBC’s TV Series, New Amsterdam
NBC’s new hit medical drama “New Amsterdam” recently featured a storyline using focused ultrasound to treat a patient’s brain tumor.
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Epilepsy Clinical Trial Begins at Ohio State University
Researchers have begun a Foundation-funded clinical trial using focused ultrasound to control a specific type of epilepsy in adult patients.
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WATCH: DR. KRISHNA DISCUSSES THE TRIAL > |
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New Alzheimer’s Disease Trial Begins in Toronto
A 30-patient Alzheimer’s disease trial using focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in multiple regions has begun at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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Call for Abstracts: EUFUS/ISTU Meeting
Submit your abstracts for the joint meeting of the European Focused Ultrasound Charitable Society (EUFUS) and the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU).
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Modeling Charts Clinical Path for Liver Cancer Trial
A companion paper illustrating the clinical significance and utility of a 2018 focused ultrasound plus ThermoDox liver cancer trial was published in Radiology.
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Research Update: Focused Ultrasound and Bone Regeneration
The University of Michigan's Mario Fabiilli, PhD, and Renny Franceschi, PhD, used focused ultrasound to trigger heat-activated, gene-switching cells to control bone regeneration.
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January 2019 Research Roundup
Can focused ultrasound activate chemicals to kill brain cancer cells? Researchers in Japan have published a new, promising study.
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Foundation, Sonic Concepts, and Verasonics Partner on Preclinical Research Platform
The Foundation is collaborating with two well-known companies in the industry to develop a turnkey ultrasound-guided preclinical research system.
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February 14-17, 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
February 27–March 3, 2019 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria
March 3-8, 2019 Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Les Houches, France
March 23-28, 2019 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas
April 28–May 2, 2019 Society For Thermal Medicine (STM) 36th Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida
May 4-10, 2019 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 13-15, 2019 Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract Deadline is February 15, 2019.
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