Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Using focused ultrasound to treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

The Ultrasound and Elasticity Imaging Laboratory, led by Elisa Konofagou, Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering, develops novel, ultrasound-based techniques for both imaging and therapeutic applications.

Medical research

Researchers uncover signal needed for blood-brain barrier

What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord—the blood-brain barrier—more or less permeable has been one of the more mystifying questions in neuroscience.

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