Focused ultrasound for intracranial drug delivery is a non-invasive technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to briefly disrupt the tight junctions of the blood-brain barrier, allowing more of a therapeutic drug to reach the brain. Because the blood-brain barrier normally blocks nearly 98 percent of drugs from reaching the central nervous system, this targeted and reversible disruption is being explored as a way to improve treatment of conditions including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and brain cancer.
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Focused ultrasound for intracrainial drug delivery is a non-invasive technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to disrupt tight junctions in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), allowing for increased passage of therapeutics into the brain.
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