Read article: A window to the brain: ultrasound can open the BBB through a polymer plate
Preclinical study shows that polyolefin plates could act as cranial windows to enable repeated blood–brain barrier openings in clinical settings
Read article: MR-guided magnetic seeds seek, heat and destroy tumours
Minimally invasive therapy uses an MRI scanner to steer a ferromagnetic seed through the brain to thermoablate tumour cells
Read article: Immunotherapy plus a burst of radiation treats brain tumours in mice
A combination therapy tested in mice may halt glioblastoma growth, activate immune response and improve survival
Read article: Three-prong photothermal therapy eliminates tumours in mice
Novel nanoplatform uses a five-minute dose of near-infrared light to destroy tumours with no toxic side effects
Read article: Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing
A single treatment with room temperature plasma could accelerate repair of large bone defects
Read article: Oxygen-delivering nanodroplets enhance the efficacy of photodynamic therapy
Unique nanodroplets that serve as triple-agent carriers could improve photodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumours
Read article: MR-guided focused ultrasound delivers antibody therapy directly into the brain
Using focused ultrasound to temporarily open the blood–brain barrier enables safe delivery of targeted antibody therapy to breast cancer metastases in the brain
Read article: Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy
This podcast looks at how physicists can create a greener world and an emerging cancer treatment
Read article: Cold atmospheric plasma eradicates residual cancer cells
Researchers are developing a portable cold atmospheric plasma device to destroy any tumour cells left after cancer surgery
Read article: Personalized brain stimulation could treat untreatable depression
On-demand neurostimulation based on a personalized neural biomarker alleviated symptoms in an individual with treatment-resistant depression
