Neck Scan Could Predict Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers say a quick scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid life may help to predict those at risk of dementia up to ten years before symptoms appear.
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A Safe and Non-Invasive Way to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s Patients
Researchers use focused ultrasound to safely and non-invasively open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients.... Read More...
Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms
Researchers report applying ultrasound to the whole brain improves cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of dementia. A clinical trial is currently underway to test the effectiveness in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Switching Brain Circuits On and Off Without Surgery
Researchers have developed a new, non surgical method to manipulate brain circuitry. The technique uses sound waves in combination with small bubble injections into the blood stream that temporarily opens the blood-brain barrier. ... Read More...
Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?
A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.... Read More...
Preterm Babies May Suffer Setbacks in Auditory Brain Development and Speech
A new study reports babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are more likely to show delayed development of the auditory cortex.... Read More...
Right or Left Handed? Handedness is Determined During Gestation
The preference to use one hand over the other is already defined by the 18th week of gestation, a new study reports.... Read More...
Detecting Brain Damage Caused by Zika In Utero With Imaging Techniques
Researchers report utilizing both ultrasound and MRI technology can help doctors to identify fetal brain abnormalities caused by maternal exposure to the Zika virus.... Read More...
Noninvasive Ultrasound Pulses Used to Precisely Tweak Rat Brain Activity
A new study outlines how researchers have been able to deliver concentrated amounts of drugs directly into the brains of rats by using ultrasound.... Read More...
Microbubbles and Ultrasound Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Administer Drugs
Researchers have developed a new method that could allow for the delivery of drugs across the blood-brain barrier.... Read More...
Could Ultrasound Slow Brain Aging?
Scanning ultrasound appears to slow down aging in healthy brains, a new study reports.... Read More...
Study Links Autism Severity to Ultrasound Exposure During First Trimester of Pregnancy
A new study that looked at the variability of symptoms in children with autism revealed exposure to ultrasound during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked to an increase in symptom severity.... Read More...