Monday, January 16, 2023
Dr. Nir Lipsman in CNN online
Dr. Nir Lipsman, director of Sunnybrookâs Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation, speaks with CNN about the benefits and future of focused ultrasound in an online feature article about the innovative technology and the brain.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
CTV coverage of focused ultrasound research in DIPG
CTV speaks to Dr. Nir Lipsman about the delivery of chemotherapy to a common pediatric brain tumour.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
World first: Sunnybrook and SickKids clinical trial delivers chemotherapy to pediatric brain tumours using MRI-guided focused ultrasound
Researchers and physicians at Sunnybrook and SickKids are the first in the world to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, an aggressive and terminal pediatric brain tumour.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
How a Canadian-first study in deep brain stimulation in depression could lead to personalized treatment in the future
In a new leading-edge clinical study, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre are using specialized electrodes in deep brain stimulation to track brain signals in severe depression.
Friday, December 2, 2022
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) shown to be safe in treating post-traumatic stress disorder
In a Canadian-first, Sunnybrook researchers have provided early evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a type of brain surgery, is safe and potentially effective in treating severe and treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
