Ovarian cancer: this ultrasound detects 96% of tumors in postmenopausal women
On six ultrasound tests, the aim of which is to diagnose ovarian cancer, the model, called "IOTA ADNEX", achieves an ...
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Chronic pain: an ultrasound device could relieve sufferers
Engineers at the University of Utah have developed a non-invasive device that emits ultrasound waves that can disrupt faulty pain ...
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Parkinson’s: Patient no longer shakes thanks to ultrasound treatment
An Australian man has been able to pick up and drink a glass of water without difficulty for the first ...
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Ocular ultrasound helps detect brain shunt failure in children
The use of ocular ultrasound can quickly and safely identify children with cerebral drainage tube failure in the emergency department. ...
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Chronic pain: ultrasound focused in the brain could relieve patients
Researchers have discovered a way to relieve chronic pain by using low-intensity focused ultrasound in an area of the brain ...
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Pregnancy: this ultrasound can help predict the risk of premature birth
American researchers have developed a new method to detect changes in the cervix and thus improve the identification of women ...
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Alzheimer’s: ultrasound could help eliminate beta-amyloid plaques
American researchers have discovered that combining ultrasound with antibody therapies can accelerate the elimination of amyloid plaques, risk factors for ...
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Ultrasounds: soon examinations carried out using a smartphone?
General practitioners and emergency physicians will be able to perform ultrasound scans using a portable probe, manufactured by the French ...
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“Pleasure” ultrasounds, an illegal and dangerous practice for your health?
To confirm the sex or discover the face of their baby, some pregnant women have so-called “comfort” fetal ultrasounds. However, ...
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It is now possible to create a true state of hibernation
It is now possible to create a state of hibernation by sending ultrasound to the brain which slows down the ...
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Cancer: women with dense breasts should be particularly monitored
Women with dense breasts should benefit from additional ultrasound screening to improve detection of breast cancer, study finds. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Breast cancer: computer-assisted ultrasound reduces the frequency of examinations
Algorithms make it possible to accurately analyze ultrasound results, which improves diagnosis. THE ESSENTIAL Breast ultrasound is one of the ...
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Hypertension: an ultrasound machine could offer a new treatment option
A new device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys has been developed by a team of ...
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Parkinson’s: ultrasound treatment would reduce tremors
American researchers have used localized ultrasound to reduce symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease, such as tremors. THE ESSENTIAL In France, ...
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Ultrasound therapy for essential tremor
© ShutterstockEssential tremor is not uncommon: after the age of 65, 1 in 5 people would be affected. Often confused ...
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Ultrasound therapy could reverse the aging process
Subjecting the cells of the body to ultrasound would keep them young and healthy, reveals a study. This would therefore ...
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Ultrasounds: soon portable examinations carried out at home?
American researchers have created an adhesive patch capable of reproducing ultrasound images. A device that can provide continuous ultrasound imaging ...
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Parkinson’s disease: tremors soon cured thanks to ultrasound?
© ThinkstockDoctors from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) are testing a new technique that would treat tremor in the ...
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Alzheimer’s: ultrasound would restore memory
The latest study conducted by Australian researchers from the University of Queensland and published in the professional journal Science Translational ...
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Vaginal ultrasounds: a defense against the risk of infection
A new system for disinfection of ultrasound probes with UV-C has received the Galien Prize for Innovative Medical Device 2020. ...
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Ultrasound to detect epilepsy earlier
Magnetic resonance elastography, an ultrasound imaging technique, can detect early temporal epilepsy, one of the most treatment-resistant forms. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Pregnancy: an ultrasound at 36 weeks would make it possible to anticipate certain risks associated with childbirth
Performing an ultrasound at 36 weeks of pregnancy would anticipate certain risks and complications.Usually, the baby comes upside down for ...
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Sound waves: 10 minutes maximum to treat a kidney stone!
American scientists have developed a new technique called "sound wave burst lithotripsy" to quickly destroy kidney stones. This method could ...
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How ultrasound can restore sight?
Prostheses make it possible to stimulate the neurons of the retina using ultrasound, and could thus restore the visual abilities ...
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Pancreatic cancer: hope for extending survival by several years
By combining immunotherapy and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London succeeded in destroying ...
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Gynecologist sued for failing to detect trisomy 21 in unborn child
A baby's trisomy 21 was not diagnosed during the prenatal ultrasound. The mother files a complaint against her gynecologist. THE ...
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Pregnant with a baby boy, she conceives another child during the same pregnancy!
An English woman discovered during her pregnancy that she had become pregnant a second time, some time after conceiving her ...
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Fatty liver disease: ultrasounds would make it possible to detect it in obese patients
Fatty liver disease is a difficult pathology to diagnose because it is, in general, silent. In one study, Austrian researchers ...
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Ultrasound can moderate epileptic seizures
A pilot study has tested a new treatment based on ultrasound on epileptic patients who are unable to treat themselves, ...
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Ultrasound to damage SARS-CoV-2?
According to a new study from MIT, the structure of the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 could be vulnerable to ultrasonic ...
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