Reading Minds With Ultrasound: Caltech’s New Brain–Machine Interface
A Less-Invasive Technique to Decode the Brain’s Intentions What is happening in your brain as you are scrolling through this page? In other words, which…
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Collapsing COVID: MIT Says Ultrasound Can Damage Coronaviruses
Simulations show ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus’ shell and spikes to collapse and rupture. The coronavirus’ structure is an all-too-familiar…
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treats Prostate Cancer With Minimal Side Effects
A technique that delivers high-intensity focused ultrasound to targeted tissue under MRI guidance effectively treats intermediate-risk prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a…
Ultrasound Waves Improve Skin’s Permeability to Drugs
A team of engineers from MIT found a way to enhance the permeability of skin to drugs by applying two separate beams of ultrasound waves,…
Noninvasive Ultrasound Device Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier
Using an FDA approved contrasting agent containing tiny gas-filled microbubbles, coupled with a noninvasive ultrasound device that targets precise locations of the brain, a team…
Ultrasound Improvements May Help Monitor the Progression of Disease
By producing consistent images that can compensate for body motions and by providing a way to map the exact location on the skin where one…
Physicists Create Their Own Doctor Who Styled Sonic Screwdriver
You know technology is advancing fast when tools from science fiction shows start to become a reality. Scientists at the University of Dundee decided that…
World’s Smallest Primate Issues High-Frequency Calls Like Bats
It was recently discovered by a team of scientists that the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) can communicate in pure ultrasound, issuing calls that are so…
Researchers at ESA Develop Augmented Reality Headset for Medical Diagnosis
Examining astronauts in need of medical help while in space is about to get a lot easier. Researchers at the European Space Agency developed a…
UNC Researchers Reduce Sperm Count Using Ultrasound
Using modern ultrasound equipment, researchers at University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine effectively reduced male sperm counts in laboratory rat tests. The idea of…