Newswise Feature Channel: Focused Ultrasound

Women Travel Nearly 3 Times as Far for Supplemental MR or US Breast Cancer Screening than for Mammography, Limiting Access for Those at Higher Risk

Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:00:00 EST

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found the geographic distance to facilities providing breast MR or ultrasound was more than 2.7 times further than the distance to a mammography center. Given new breast density guidelines, now approximately one in two women (those who have dense breast tissue) are recommended to have supplemental breast cancer screening by breast MR or ultrasound due to their relatively higher breast cancer risk. The research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, measured distance to the nearest facility offering mammography, breast MR and/or breast ultrasound for 29,629 ZIP codes. The researchers compared distance between imaging types to reveal the relative extent of this barrier to access and to inform approaches to mitigate disparities.

Bypassing the blood-brain barrier to improve brain tumor diagnosis

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:05:07 EST

A collaborative team of NIH-funded researchers is developing a way to obtain DNA shed from brain tumors using focused ultrasound. Their first-in-human study could be an important step towards improving the way brain tumors are diagnosed.

Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise

Newswise — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:05:03 EST

Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:05:20 EST

MIT engineers have developed a small ultrasound sticker that can monitor the stiffness of organs deep inside the body.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust

Newswise — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:00:15 EST

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel

Newswise — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:05:57 EST

The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Ultrasounds can help predict the risk of preterm births, new research shows

University of Illinois Chicago — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:55:58 EST

This is the first method for assessing risk in first-time pregnancies

Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility

Newswise — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:00:54 EST

Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

Artificial intelligence lowers the barrier to ultrasound brain disease treatment

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:44 EST

A research team led by Dr. Kim, Hyungmin of the Bionics Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a real-time acoustic simulation technology based on generative AI to predict and correct the distortion of the ultrasound focus position caused by the skull in real-time during focused ultrasound therapy.

Getting under your skin: 3D printing technique builds structures through tissues

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:05:02 EST

What if a clinician could 3D print something through your skin, constructing an implant or replacement organ underneath layers of tissue? The world of medicine would be transformed: a host of surgical procedures, which come with a variety of risks, could be performed without ever lifting a scalpel.

Stay informed on women's health issues in the Women's Health channel

Newswise — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:50:00 EST

Below are some of the latest headlines in the Women's Health channel on Newswise.

UCSF Health Performs 150th Robotic Focal HIFU Procedure

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:00:38 EST

UCSF Health has performed 150 robotic focal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures for patients living with prostate cancer, becoming the first on the west coast and the first UC Health System to reach that milestone.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer's proteins

Newswise — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:10:43 EST

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

From the doctor's office to the operating room: Keep up with the latest in healthcare here

Newswise — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:20:20 EST

From septic shock to sticker shock. Keep up with this ever-growing, changing sector. Below are some of the latest stories on healthcare on Newswise.

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem. Learn all about it in the Drug Resistance channel.

Newswise — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:00:03 EST

Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile, Candida auris, Drug-resistant Shigella. These bacteria not only have difficult names to pronounce, but they are also difficult to fight off. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat.

A New Catalyst For Recycling Plastic, New Antioxidants Found In Meat, And Other Chemical Research News

Newswise — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:05:30 EST

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Chemistry news channel on Newswise.

The latest research news on surgery and transplants

Newswise — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:05:46 EST

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Surgery and the Transplantation channels on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor highly effective after 5 years

University of Virginia Health System — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:30:46 EST

A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder, a five-year review shows.

Virtual Press Briefing on Recent Advances in Focused Ultrasound

Focused Ultrasound Foundation — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:05:58 EST

The 8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound - a hybrid virtual and in-person four-day event held in Bethesda, MD -, includes an interactive virtual press briefing featuring the most recent clinical and preclinical advances and emerging applications of focused ultrasound.

Combined ultrasound technique can reposition and break up urinary stones in awake patients

Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:45:17 EST

A new technique combining two types of focused ultrasound waves offers a promising approach for treatment of urinary stones located in the ureter, according to a feasibility study in The Journal of Urology(r), an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.