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May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month.An estimated 25,400 new cases of malignant brain or spinal cord tumors will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to American Cancer Society, and approximately 18,760 people will die of the disease.
A device aimed at enabling physicians to perform noninvasive blood-based biopsies in adults with brain tumors has received Food and Drug Administration “Breakthrough Device” designation. The device includes Washington University in St. Louis technology.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a noninvasive technique called sonobiopsy that uses ultrasound and microbubbles to release biomolecules from brain tumors. A blood draw can collect the biomolecules to help inform treatment decisions.
"Many clinicians have suspected that this is a clinically distinct disorder with a unique pattern of symptoms and unique treatment response."
What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode -- an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the brain, without the need for open surgery. Neurotech entrepreneur Tom Oxley describes the intricacies of this breakthrough technology, which is currently enrolling participants in human trials, as well as how it could help restore dignity to those with disabilities -- and transform the future of communication.