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Ultrasound gives the brain a nudge in the right direction

Neuroscientist Soha Farboud of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has succeeded in adjusting activity in specific brain areas using a new technique. With ultrasonic brain stimulation, she was able to influence whether people chose to look left or right. A key advantage of ultrasound is that, unlike existing methods, it can safely reach deep brain regions from outside the skull.

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Gallbladder cancer could soon be detected in blood

Researchers at Tezpur University in Assam, India, working with scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, have identified distinct chemical signatures in blood that could help detect gallbladder cancer earlier. This is important in cancer patients with and without gallstones, two groups that often require different diagnostic approaches.

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Haemonetics Receives FDA Clearance for NexSys® PCS Plasma Collection System with Persona® PLUS Technology

BOSTON, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE), a global medical technology company focused on delivering innovative solutions designed to improve patient outcomes, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the NexSys PCS® Plasma Collection System with Persona® PLUS technology. Persona PLUS represents the next generation of Haemonetics’ proprietary and patented Persona technology that tailors plasma collections to each donor for improved average plasma volume per donation.

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