Latest news from Focused Ultrasound Foundation on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/virtual-press-briefing-on-recent-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin /articles/virtual-press-briefing-on-recent-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin 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. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/tom-ryder-joins-focused-ultrasound-foundation-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin /articles/tom-ryder-joins-focused-ultrasound-foundation-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Mar 2022 06:05:22 EST Thomas O. Ryder, an investor, entrepreneur, and retired corporate executive, was elected to the Focused Ultrasound Foundation's Board of Directors at their March 1 meeting. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/first-u.s.-trial-of-focused-ultrasound-to-treat-neuropathic-pain-begins/?sc=rsin /articles/first-u.s.-trial-of-focused-ultrasound-to-treat-neuropathic-pain-begins/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:30:18 EST The early-stage, pilot trial aims to establish the safety of destroying a small target in the brain to treat chronic neuropathic pain. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/press-briefing-on-recent-clinical-and-preclinical-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin /articles/press-briefing-on-recent-clinical-and-preclinical-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:30:36 EST A briefing featuring key data presented at the 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound. Researchers and clinicians will highlight breakthrough advances in the use of focused ultrasound in cancer immunotherapy and for opening the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/press-briefing-on-recent-clinical-and-pre-clinical-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin /articles/press-briefing-on-recent-clinical-and-pre-clinical-advances-in-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:00:49 EST Revolutionary Noninvasive Therapy Shows Promise for Immunotherapy and Opening Blood-Brain Barrier to Enable Treatment of Neurological Disease and Cancer Focused Ultrasound Foundation /²¹°ù³Ù¾±³¦±ô±ð²õ/±ô²¹²Ô»å³¾²¹°ù°ì-³Ù°ù¾±²¹±ô-³Ü²õ¾±²Ô²µ-´Ú´Ç³¦³Ü²õ±ð»å-³Ü±ô³Ù°ù²¹²õ´Ç³Ü²Ô»å-¾±²Ô-²¹±ô³ú³ó±ð¾±³¾±ð°ù’s-±è²¹³Ù¾±±ð²Ô³Ù²õ-±è°ù±ð²õ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð»å-²¹³Ù-²¹²¹¾±³¦-³¾±ð±ð³Ù¾±²Ô²µ,-±è³Ü²ú±ô¾±²õ³ó±ð»å-¾±²Ô-²Ô²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð-³¦´Ç³¾³¾³Ü²Ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õ/?²õ³¦=°ù²õ¾±²Ô /²¹°ù³Ù¾±³¦±ô±ð²õ/±ô²¹²Ô»å³¾²¹°ù°ì-³Ù°ù¾±²¹±ô-³Ü²õ¾±²Ô²µ-´Ú´Ç³¦³Ü²õ±ð»å-³Ü±ô³Ù°ù²¹²õ´Ç³Ü²Ô»å-¾±²Ô-²¹±ô³ú³ó±ð¾±³¾±ð°ù’s-±è²¹³Ù¾±±ð²Ô³Ù²õ-±è°ù±ð²õ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð»å-²¹³Ù-²¹²¹¾±³¦-³¾±ð±ð³Ù¾±²Ô²µ,-±è³Ü²ú±ô¾±²õ³ó±ð»å-¾±²Ô-²Ô²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð-³¦´Ç³¾³¾³Ü²Ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õ/?²õ³¦=°ù²õ¾±²Ô Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:05:55 EST The results of the first ever clinical trial of focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in patients with Alzheimer's disease were published today in Nature Communications and also presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Chicago, Illinois. The pilot trial demonstrated the feasibility and preliminary safety of focally, reversibly and repetitively opening the BBB. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/focused-ultrasound-to-treat-essential-tremor-just-one-of-many-game-changing-applications,-says-expert/?sc=rsin /articles/focused-ultrasound-to-treat-essential-tremor-just-one-of-many-game-changing-applications,-says-expert/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:20:25 EST Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/wick-moorman,-former-ceo-of-norfolk-southern-and-amtrak,-elected-to-board-of-focused-ultrasound-foundation/?sc=rsin /articles/wick-moorman,-former-ceo-of-norfolk-southern-and-amtrak,-elected-to-board-of-focused-ultrasound-foundation/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:05:58 EST Former CEO of Norfolk Southern and Amtrak, Charles W. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /²¹°ù³Ù¾±³¦±ô±ð²õ/±¹¾±°ù²µ¾±²Ô¾±²¹-²µ´Ç±¹±ð°ù²Ô´Ç°ù-²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ó²¹³¾-±¹¾±²õ¾±³Ù²õ-´Ú´Ç³Ü²Ô»å²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô-³Ù´Ç-»å¾±²õ³¦³Ü²õ²õ-²µ±ô´Ç²ú²¹±ô-¾±³¾±è²¹³¦³Ù-´Ç´Ú-²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð’s-¾±²Ô±¹±ð²õ³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³Ù-¾±²Ô-´Ú´Ç³¦³Ü²õ±ð»å-³Ü±ô³Ù°ù²¹²õ´Ç³Ü²Ô»å/?²õ³¦=°ù²õ¾±²Ô /²¹°ù³Ù¾±³¦±ô±ð²õ/±¹¾±°ù²µ¾±²Ô¾±²¹-²µ´Ç±¹±ð°ù²Ô´Ç°ù-²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ó²¹³¾-±¹¾±²õ¾±³Ù²õ-´Ú´Ç³Ü²Ô»å²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô-³Ù´Ç-»å¾±²õ³¦³Ü²õ²õ-²µ±ô´Ç²ú²¹±ô-¾±³¾±è²¹³¦³Ù-´Ç´Ú-²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð’s-¾±²Ô±¹±ð²õ³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³Ù-¾±²Ô-´Ú´Ç³¦³Ü²õ±ð»å-³Ü±ô³Ù°ù²¹²õ´Ç³Ü²Ô»å/?²õ³¦=°ù²õ¾±²Ô Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:05:29 EST On Tuesday, June 5, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam visited the Focused Ultrasound Foundation and met with the Foundation's staff as well as with members of the Foundation's Board and Council, and donors. Virginia House of Delegates Leader David Toscano, representatives from the University of Virginia, and members of the local media were also in attendance. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/governor-northam-to-visit-charlottesville-foundation-to-recognize-impact-of-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin /articles/governor-northam-to-visit-charlottesville-foundation-to-recognize-impact-of-focused-ultrasound/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:05:22 EST Virginia Governor Ralph Northam will visit the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to discuss the impact of the State's investment in pioneering this revolutionary technology. Invited guests will include the media, Foundation Board members, physicians and health industry leaders, and Foundation friends and supporters. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/focused-ultrasound-clinical-trial-to-treat-depression-begins-in-toronto/?sc=rsin /articles/focused-ultrasound-clinical-trial-to-treat-depression-begins-in-toronto/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 May 2018 13:05:28 EST In a North American first, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto have launched a pilot clinical trial to determine the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of using focused ultrasound to help patients with treatment-resistant major depression. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/first-patient-treated-with-focused-ultrasound-in-parkinson's-disease-pivotal-trial/?sc=rsin /articles/first-patient-treated-with-focused-ultrasound-in-parkinson's-disease-pivotal-trial/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:15:51 EST The first patient in a multicenter pivotal trial using focused ultrasound to address the major motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease has been treated at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/mita-announces-partnership-with-the-focused-ultrasound-foundation/?sc=rsin /articles/mita-announces-partnership-with-the-focused-ultrasound-foundation/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:30:31 EST The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) announced that it has formed a partnership with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to raise awareness of focused ultrasound technology among policymakers, payers, and medical specialty societies. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/first-patients-treated-in-veterinary-focused-ultrasound-trials/?sc=rsin /articles/first-patients-treated-in-veterinary-focused-ultrasound-trials/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:05:56 EST In November 2017, the Focused Ultrasound Foundation launched a new veterinary program to develop focused ultrasound therapies for the treatment of companion animals. The Foundation is currently supporting trials to investigate treating cancer and promote wound healing in pets - and more studies are in the pipeline. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/technology-innovator-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-focused-ultrasound-symposium/?sc=rsin /articles/technology-innovator-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-focused-ultrasound-symposium/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:05:02 EST Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)(tm), which annually produces CES(r), the largest technology and innovation show in the world, will deliver a keynote address at the 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, in Reston, Virginia. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/john-grisham-and-focused-ultrasound-foundation-to-talk-about-game-changing-technology-at-ces-in-las-vegas/?sc=rsin /articles/john-grisham-and-focused-ultrasound-foundation-to-talk-about-game-changing-technology-at-ces-in-las-vegas/?sc=rsin Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:05:41 EST The Focused Ultrasound Foundation will join life-changing technology innovators from around the world at CES 2018, taking place January 9-12 in Las Vegas. Known as the "Global Stage for Innovation," CES will feature more than 3,900 exhibitors this year and host more than 170,000 attendees. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/focused-ultrasound-foundation-launches-veterinary-program/?sc=rsin /articles/focused-ultrasound-foundation-launches-veterinary-program/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:05:56 EST The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has launched a veterinary program to study focused ultrasound therapies for the treatment of animals. The initiative enables veterinary researchers to test state-of-the-art therapies in their patients, while collecting data necessary to accelerate the adoption of the technology for human applications. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/focused-ultrasound-foundation-receives-transformative-10-million-gift-to-accelerate-development-and-adoption-of-game-changing-therapeutic-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/focused-ultrasound-foundation-receives-transformative-10-million-gift-to-accelerate-development-and-adoption-of-game-changing-therapeutic-technology/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:05:30 EST The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has received a pledge of $10 million in unrestricted funds from an anonymous donor to be matched 1:1 by 2022. This pledge comes at a pivotal time for the Foundation and the focused ultrasound field. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/first-ever-clinical-trial-evaluating-keytruda-in-combination-with-focused-ultrasound-for-metastatic-breast-cancer-begins-at-university-of-virginia/?sc=rsin /articles/first-ever-clinical-trial-evaluating-keytruda-in-combination-with-focused-ultrasound-for-metastatic-breast-cancer-begins-at-university-of-virginia/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:05:41 EST For the first time, non-invasive focused ultrasound therapy is being used to ablate (or destroy) a portion of the primary tumor or metastatic tumors in conjunction with the cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda. Focused Ultrasound Foundation /articles/richard-price-of-uva-receives-inaugural-andrew-j-lockhart-prize/?sc=rsin /articles/richard-price-of-uva-receives-inaugural-andrew-j-lockhart-prize/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Oct 2017 13:05:43 EST The Focused Ultrasound Foundation announced that Richard Price, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and radiation oncology at the University of Virginia, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the $75,000 Andrew J. Lockhart Memorial Prize. Andrew's parents, Terry and Eugene Lockhart, presented the prize to Dr. Price on October 2. Focused Ultrasound Foundation