First US study confirms the effectiveness and minimal side-effects of focal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of prostate cancer
Read article: Focused ultrasound treatment preserves quality-of-life for prostate cancer patients
The Institute of Physics’ first Lee Lucas Award honours two start-ups, Nebu~Flow and Cellular Highways, for applying physics to healthcare and medicine
Read article: Therapeutics firms share inaugural prize for health physics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
