May 23, 2024 – Promising New ALS Research and more news…

Also, FUS for back pain

May 23, 2024 Focused Ultrasound Foundation and ALS Association Partner to Fund Focused Ultrasound Trial for ALS A clinical trial will investigate whether focused ultrasound–induced blood-brain barrier opening could allow a promising new molecule to reach the brain. This is the first project being funded as part of a partnership between the Foundation and the ALS Association. Read More Low Back Pain: Clinical Data Show Focused Ultrasound is Safe and Effective FUSMobile recently published positive clinical trial results using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat low back pain. The Neurolyser XR HIFU system achieved clinical responses comparable with radiofrequency ablation. Read More Focused Ultrasound Device for Low Back Pain Granted CE Mark FUSMobile’s Neurolyser XR device has been granted the CE Mark for the treatment of a common cause of chronic low back pain. The device is the first focused ultrasound system using x-ray guidance specifically for treating pain indications. Read More Register Now: Webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Medical Devices Join us May 28-29 for a virtual event on regulatory requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in medical devices. Speakers will also address patent innovations implementing AI/ML technology in healthcare, including into focused ultrasound equipment. Learn More and Register Curing with Sound Podcast: Transforming Women’s Health with Focused Ultrasound In this episode, experts discuss how focused ultrasound is transforming conditions that disproportionately affect women. Learn more about the state of focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids, breast tumors, Alzheimer's disease, chronic pain, and more. Listen to the Episode Generative AI at the Focused Ultrasound Foundation Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools have opened new possibilities for work and personal productivity. In this blog, Rick Hamilton shares how Foundation staff has adopted Gen AI tools to enhance our efforts to advance focused ultrasound. Read the Blog Post Focused Ultrasound for Cancer: ONCOLife Magazine Spotlight The magazine interviewed Foundation Chairman Neal F. Kassell, MD, about the technology’s potential to treat brain cancer. The five-page spread addresses how various mechanisms of focused ultrasound could offer hope to patients. Read the Article Apply Now: Brainbox Initiative Research Challenge This award helps early-career neuroscientists gain the equipment and support needed for integrated noninvasive brain stimulation and imaging studies. Applications are due by June 1. Learn More Meeting Report: Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting and Education Day 2023 SNO’s 28th annual meeting and education day included a special session on focused ultrasound. Investigators presented abstracts on using focused ultrasound for liquid biopsy and blood-brain barrier opening, and in the treatment of glioblastoma. Read More NaviFUS and Bracco Partner to Treat Brain Disorders Bracco has agreed to provide its microbubble imaging agents for clinical trials that use the NaviFUS system to open the blood-brain barrier. In the future, the companies plan to bundle Bracco’s microbubbles with the NaviFUS device for acoustic therapy sales. Read the Press Release Forwarded this email by a friend? Sign up to receive these emails here. And Don't Miss Foundation Chairman in the Washington Post | Biden Once Nearly Died of a Brain Aneurysm. Risky Surgery Changed His Life. New Book Features Focused Ultrasound | “Ageless Aging: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan” by Maddy Dychtwald Research Funding Opportunities | Read the Latest Government Bioscience Grants Report from G2G Consulting See Recent News Events May 29 - June 1, 2024 The 2024 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece July 11-13, 2024 iTRUSST - Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Symposium (FUN) 2024, Toronto, ON, Canada August 8-10, 2024 2024 SNO/ASCO CNS Metastases Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA See All Upcoming Events Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it! “Advancing research on neurodegenerative conditions like ALS is pivotal to the Foundation, and we are pleased to partner with the ALS Association on this important project. We are also grateful to have the support of donors passionate about neurodegenerative research.” ‒ Emily White, MD