Greek Reporter

Greek Scientist Develops Technique to Use Ultrasound for Disease Treatment

Greek scientist Elisa Konofagou, PhD, is a pioneer in the development of ultrasound method for diagnosis and treatment of ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing system for long bone fractures with non-union or delayed healing

The EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing system (Smith & Nephew), referred to in this document as EXOGEN, delivers low-intensity pulsed ultrasound waves with the aim of stimulating bone healing. It is ...
New Scientist on MSN

Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful

A drug that kills cancer cells by puncturing them comes with an additional benefit: tests in mice suggest it reduces the ...

Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles in immune cells trigger targeted inflammatory response

Piezoelectric nanoparticles deployed inside immune cells and stimulated remotely by ultrasound can trigger the body's disease ...
Healthline

How Can Ultrasound Therapy Help with Alzheimer’s Disease?

Ultrasound therapy is emerging as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. It uses ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, which can help with drug delivery and may also reduce plaques from ...

Q&A: How AI can revolutionize point-of-care ultrasound

During a night shift when she was a resident at Yale New Haven Hospital, Cristiana Baloescu was taking care of a patient with ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing system for long bone fractures with non-union or delayed healing

NICE has today (Wednesday 9 January), published new medical technology guidance supporting the use of a device to heal fractured bones. TheNICE guidance advises that the EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing ...