Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method from CU Boulder researchers uses sound waves to soften tumors and could be a ...

Duke University Medical Center is one of 12 centers in the country testing the safety and effectiveness of a minimally invasive procedure called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). Since 79-year ...

Engineers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new system that can move objects without making physical contact. The technique involves ultrasound waves acting on specialized surfaces to ...

Psychologists at the University of Würzburg have investigated the extent to which neuromodulation of the brain with ultrasound waves influences people's behavior. The results can also be used as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A sound wave technique pioneered at University of Michigan has exhibited preliminary efficacy as a treatment for ...

Elsa Fouragnan receives funding from the UKRI Medical Research Council Future Leaders Fellowship and the BBSRC grant (MR/T023007/1 and BB/Y001494/1). One in four people has a mental disorder, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Delray Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newest high-tech machine last week that targets brain areas to ...

Advances in ultrasound—the same imaging technology that uses sound waves to allow doctors to monitor babies in utero—are being applied by engineers at the University of California San Diego to make ...

The science pros at TKOR try dissolving a jawbreaker using ultrasonic waves, seeing if sound energy can defeat stubborn candy.

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

A new study provides the first visual evidence showing that brain circuits in living animals can be activated by ultrasound waves projected into specific patterns (holograms). Led by scientists at NYU ...