Carthera researchers said its ultrasound system successfully disrupted the blood-brain barrier in recent testing. The French devicemaker's SonoCloud system produced pulses of ultrasound that made the blood-brain barrier temporarily permeable, allowing for greater delivery of therapeutic molecules. Read more from FierceDrugDelivery
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