Emerging therapies Research update Brighter prospects for treating a rare lung cancer Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy could bring new light to cancer patients with almost no treatment options Read article: Brighter prospects for treating a rare lung cancer
Emerging therapies Research update Advanced MRI methods guide treatments of tremor Developments in MRI techniques could improve the outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatments of essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease Read article: Advanced MRI methods guide treatments of tremor
Emerging therapies Research update MR-guided focused ultrasound treats psychiatric disorders Clinical trial reveals that MR-guided focused ultrasound can help patients with treatment-resistant OCD and major depressive disorder Read article: MR-guided focused ultrasound treats psychiatric disorders
Emerging therapies Research update Graphene electrodes enable functional MRI during deep brain stimulation MR-compatible graphene fibre microelectrodes enable full activation pattern mapping during simultaneous deep brain stimulation and functional MRI Read article: Graphene electrodes enable functional MRI during deep brain stimulation
Emerging therapies Research update Graphene quantum dots could treat autoimmune disorders Study in mice reveals that graphene quantum dots could provide a therapy for the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis Read article: Graphene quantum dots could treat autoimmune disorders
Emerging therapies Research update Microneedle patch combines cold plasma and immunotherapy to treat melanoma A patch that delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumours could boost immune response and kill cancer cells Read article: Microneedle patch combines cold plasma and immunotherapy to treat melanoma
Emerging therapies Research update Tuned ultrasound selectively disrupts the structure of cancer cells Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound could be used to target blood cancer or circulating tumour cells Read article: Tuned ultrasound selectively disrupts the structure of cancer cells
Emerging therapies Research update Progress in physical chemistry may enhance light-based therapies Non-toxic silicon nanocrystals enable more effective phototherapies by converting low-energy photons to higher energies Read article: Progress in physical chemistry may enhance light-based therapies
Emerging therapies Research update RSNA annual meeting showcases radiology research The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America saw researchers present the latest diagnostic and therapeutic research advances Read article: RSNA annual meeting showcases radiology research
Emerging therapies Research update Ultrasound could enable future treatments for motor neurone disease Opening the blood-brain barrier could help progress future drug treatments for motor neurone disease Read article: Ultrasound could enable future treatments for motor neurone disease
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