Application of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in combination with microbubbles might enhance the delivery of chemotherapy medication used for treating cancers. In their study, a team of Lithuanian ...

Focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles is increasingly being used to safely and reversibly open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of brain tumors and neurodegenerative disorders.

The ability to diagnose and treat brain dysfunction without surgery, may rely on a new method of noninvasive brain stimulation using pulsed ultrasound developed by a team of scientists. The approach ...

Lead author Sophie Morse (centre) won the Westminster Medal for this research at the 2019 STEM for Britain competition. (Credit: John Deehan Photography Ltd) Pre-clinical investigations into methods ...

Ultrasound scans -- best known for monitoring pregnancies or imaging organs -- can also be used to stimulate cells and direct cell function. A team of researchers has developed an easier, more ...

Controlled release The vial on the left contains a solution with a fluorescent pigment bound within a mechanophore. In the vial on the right, the pigment has been released from the mechanophore by ...