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 Non-invasive
neurosurgery with focused ultrasound a world first
Ten patients in Zurich, Switzerland, have successfully been given brain
surgery using focused ultrasound to kill tumour cells without cutting
open the skull. 2 July 2009
Focused ultrasound offers
better treatment for prostate cancer
An experimental treatment that uses ultrasound waves to kill prostate
cancer cells may be able to treat men without surgery, with fewer side
effects and with only a short stay in hospital, according to a UK study
published in the British Journal of Cancer. 2 July 2009
Molecular automatons could
detect and treat disease in the body
Researchers from the Artificial Intelligence Group (LIA) at the
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's School of Computing have designed a
biomolecular automaton and several genetic circuits with potential
future applications in the field of vanguard medicine.
Poorer countries with no access to
antivirals in pandemic could use generic drugs to prevent deaths
Almost 90% of the world’s population will not have timely access to
affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents in the current
influenza pandemic, but it is possible that inexpensive generic drugs
that are readily available, even in developing countries, could save
millions of lives.
European medical technology sector
weathering storm but expecting tougher times
A recent survey by Eucomed of medical technology manufacturers across
Europe has found that the recession was having a significant negative
impact on only 20% of the companies. 8 June 2009
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