August 22, 2024 – OCD Patient Finds Peace and more news…

Published: August 22, 2024

August 22, 2024

Meet Anya: OCD Patient Finds Peace with Focused Ultrasound

As a teenager, Anya developed debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms that eventually led to suicidal ideation and treatment in an in-patient facility.
Now, thanks to focused ultrasound, her symptoms are under control and she is looking forward to exciting new milestones.

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HistoSonics Raises $102 Million to Advance Histotripsy

The funds will help advance its noninvasive histotripsy platforms, support commercial growth, and launch a comprehensive master trial to follow histotripsy patients going forward.
This news was prominently featured in the Wall Street Journal last week.

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Kevin Passarello Joins Foundation’s Council

Kevin is a shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Washington, DC, where he focuses on corporate finance and emerging technology companies.
The Council is a dedicated group who provide advice and assist with raising funds and building awareness.

Curing with Sound Podcast: From Anesthesiology to Focused Ultrasound with Lauren Powlovich, MD

The Foundation’s associate director of research and education shares her unlikely career path.
The conversation touches on the importance of collaboration and accessibility and emphasizes the value of female mentorship.

Listen to the Episode

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Features Focused Ultrasound

Reporter Noah Buhayar recounts learning of focused ultrasound during his personal journey with a benign brain tumor.
The article includes insights from best-selling author John Grisham, investment manager Ted Weschler, former FDA commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, focused ultrasound pioneer Dr. Kullervo Hynynen, and others.

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Investigator Profile: Daniel Jeanmonod, MD

Dr. Jeanmonod was one of the first physicians to translate modern focused ultrasound to human patients with neuropathic pain and movement disorders.
Learn about his role in discovering the brain mechanism behind these disorders and how he translated that knowledge into effective treatments.

Read His Profile

Innovation to Impact - AI and Focused Ultrasound: Part 1

This three-part blog series describes how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are advancing focused ultrasound and driving results.
Part 1 examines the ways in which AI/ML are already being used for patient selection, treatment planning, and imaging analysis.

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Bilateral Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Essential Tremor: Results Published in JAMA Neurology

The data that led to FDA approval of bilateral focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor (ET) have now been published.
The multi-center group of authors concluded that staged, bilateral MR–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy was safe and effective for patients with ET.

Foundation Debuts a New Grant Management System

The Foundation’s new grants database, ProposalCentral, offers a simplified application system and streamlined funding procedures.
We are also able to better collect data about Foundation-funded research proposals and track follow-on funding and publications.

Learn How to Apply

Funding Available for Melanoma Research Projects

The Melanoma Research Alliance is seeking proposals for preclinical, translational, and early clinical research to advance melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
Letters of intent are due September 27.

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Government Bioscience Funding Opportunities | Read the August 2024 GBG Report

Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence News | Physician-Scientist to Spearhead Focused Ultrasound Research for Pediatric Brain Tumors at Virginia Tech

New Book Featuring Focused Ultrasound | Listen to an NPR Interview with Dr. Theodore Schwartz on “Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery.”

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August 23-26, 2024 American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, Snowmass, CO, USA

August 25-30, 2024 Gordon Research Conference on In Vivo Ultrasound Imaging, Waterville Valley, NH, USA

September 5-6, 2024 International Bubble Conference, Chicago, IL, USA

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“It is a miracle, a second lease on life, and I take nothing for granted. Focused ultrasound turned my life around.”

‒ Anya, patient treated for OCD

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