focused-ultrasound

- Rebecca King Crews and her husband Terry Crews shared her diagnosis and decision to have focused ultrasound treatment. - She plans to have the other side of her brain treated in the coming months and calls the technology “the new frontier of medicine.” Rebecca King Crews, a singer and fashion designer, first noticed concerning numbness and coordination symptoms in 2012, which were initially dis…

Key Points - Researchers used low-intensity focused ultrasound to release a chemotherapy drug from blood proteins in a preclinical model of ovarian cancer. - The technique increased the amount of the drug that was available to attack tumors and reduced tumor growth without increasing systemic toxicity. The research group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School led by Seung-Schi…

Chuck Walker, an adventurer and business owner, began experiencing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in 2013. In this episode, Chuck and his wife, Dr. Maureen Whelihan, share their inspiring journey with focused ultrasound treatment. Chuck shares how his Parkinson’s-related tremor affected his daily life, from running and riding motorcycles to giving presentations at work, and how medications ...