New research shows that ultrasound waves emitted from a device implanted in a cancer patient's skull could be the key to getting chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs into the brain. Photo by Adobe ...

Ultrasound could help alleviate mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. In a new National Health Service (NHS) trial, scientists are exploring the use of ultrasound to directly influence ...

The skull is so effective at protecting the brain that it has impeded the progress of neuroscience. In particular: A nice, thick skull poses challenges for imaging the brain in natural environments or ...

Researchers may have a new way to watch the brain pulse, thanks to an ultrasound probe and a tiny window in the skull. This acoustically transparent hole allowed a team in California to capture, using ...

Ultrasound brain surgery has enormous potential for the treatment of neurological diseases and cancers, but getting sound waves through the skull and into the brain is no easy task. To address this ...

One of the biggest obstacles to treating brain cancer is getting tumor-killing drugs past the blood-brain barrier that normally protects the brain from foreign invaders. Now, new research shows that ...