Ultrasound Isn’t Just for Pregnancy. How It’s Helping Treat the Brain.

WSJ’s The Future of Everything

Content provided by The Wall Street Journal. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The Wall Street Journal or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

6M ago 22:30

MP3•Episode home

Ultrasound is known for its use in imaging during pregnancy. But new advancements in the technology suggest that in the future, ultrasound could be used to disrupt the blood-brain barrier. This would allow doctors to more easily diagnose and directly treat illnesses like brain cancer without major surgery. WSJ’s Danny Lewis and Charlotte Gartenberg examine the new ways that ultrasound could be used more specifically and subtly to deliver accurate diagnoses and precise treatments.

What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: FOEPodcast@wsj.com

Further reading:

New Ultrasound Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s, Cancer

Treatment Breakthrough for an Intractable Brain Cancer

The ‘Mini Brains’ solving medical mysteries and raising concerns

We Can Now See the Brain Like Never Before

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

235 episodes

#Future Trends #Gene Editing #Tech #Wall Street Journal