August 8, 2024 – Focused Ultrasound for Low Back Pain Approved in Canada and more news…

Published: August 8, 2024

August 8, 2024

Focused Ultrasound for Low Back Pain Approved in Canada

FUSMobile’s Neurolyser XR device has been approved by Health Canada for the treatment of chronic low back pain facet arthritis.
The device was also granted the CE Mark in Europe in May.

Roundtable on Therapeutic Microbubbles Addresses Key Questions

More than 100 people joined the virtual event to discuss the use of various microbubbles for focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening.
A brief summary and the recording of the meeting are now available.

Curing with Sound Podcast: Focused Ultrasound and Cancer Immunotherapy

Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD, is the CEO and director of scientific affairs at the Cancer Research Institute.
In this episode, she discusses the history of cancer immunotherapy, recent breakthroughs, and the role that focused ultrasound may play in enhancing immunotherapy treatments.

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An Innovative Wearable Neuromodulation Device

The research team led by Hong Chen, PhD, has developed a wearable, noninvasive, 3D printed neuromodulation device.
Their technology, called AhSonogenetics, was tested preclinically, and the results were published in PNAS.

New Gene Delivery Vectors for Focused Ultrasound Brain Applications

Researchers used in vivo selection to engineer new adeno-associated virus vectors specifically designed for brain gene therapy delivered with focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening.
The newly created gene vectors provided more than a ten-fold improvement in delivering genes to specific regions of the brain.

Neurologist Receives CURE Epilepsy Award for Focused Ultrasound Research

Ellen Bubrick, MD, associate professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, was awarded a Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) Epilepsy Catalyst Award.
She has pioneered a potential epilepsy treatment using low-intensity focused ultrasound and will use the $250,000 award to investigate optimal dosing for transcranial ultrasound.

Focused Ultrasound Featured at Leading 2024 Conferences

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Deadline Approaching for Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grants

BrightFocus Foundation is accepting applications for grants and postdoctoral fellowship awards exploring Alzheimer’s disease research.
Letters of intent are due August 2.

Learn More

Advocacy Partner Highlights Government Bioscience Funding Opportunities

The Foundation has partnered with G2G Consulting to provide monthly reports on government bioscience grants – the GBG Report.
This effort is part of an ongoing advocacy partnership for the focused ultrasound community.

See the Latest Report

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“Cancer immunotherapy is a big word that encompasses a lot of things, but in its basic terms, it's using treatments that capitalize on the natural ability of your immune system to recognize threats and eliminate them.”

‒ Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD, on the Curing with Sound podcast

August 8, 2024 – Focused Ultrasound for Low Back Pain Approved in Canada and more news…

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