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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

Like father, like son? Study reveals a surprising pattern in male reproductive health

Researchers examining 117 father-son pairs from Denmark and Finland identified weak but statistically significant familial associations in several male reproductive traits, including testicular size, sperm concentration, selected hormone levels, and genital measurements. The findings suggest that reproductive characteristics show limited resemblance across generations, although the study could not determine the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors.

21 Oct 2026

Mayo Clinic surgeon explains the benefits of surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hearing that someone you love may need heart surgery can be scary, especially when you're also trying to understand an unfamiliar heart condition.

21 Oct 2026

Deep learning model automates right ventricular assessment from echocardiograms

Mostafa Al-Alusi, MD, MS, and Patrick T. Ellinor, MD, PhD, of the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute, are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, "Deep Learning-Enabled Assessment of Right Ventricular Size and Function is Associated with Cardiovascular Outcomes."

20 Oct 2026

Targeted ultrasound waves safely reduce delusions in people with schizophrenia

Targeting a deep brain region with sound waves may safely reduce delusions in people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, initial study results show.

20 Oct 2026

Routine liver cancer screening extends lives for patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham found routine liver cancer screening to be cost-effective and life-extending for individuals with alcohol-associated cirrhosis, even when their annual risk of developing liver cancer is less than half the risk level guiding current screening recommendations.

20 Oct 2026

Researchers identify molecular pathway that improves ultrasound-based bone defect healing

Researchers from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, have identified a CaN/NFATC3/Id3/E2A/Bmp4 signaling pathway that helps explain how low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) promotes bone regeneration.

15 Oct 2026

New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much collagen, leading to the hardening and thickening of the skin and internal organs.

14 Oct 2026

Polymeric nanomedicine strategies improve solid tumor immunotherapy outcomes

Solid tumors are not merely collections of malignant cells but complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells, stromal cells, and the extracellular matrix (ECM).

9 Oct 2026

Automated ultrasound offers reliable alternative for screening women with dense breasts

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, published by Elsevier, has found that automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and handheld ultrasound (HHUS) had similar cancer detection rates in women with dense breasts, while ABUS had a lower false-positive rate.

8 Oct 2026

Childhood family environments impact midlife cardiovascular and cognitive health

Doctoral dissertation research investigated how the family environment in childhood affects health in midlife.

30 Sep 2026

Bile DNA sequencing helps identify hidden pancreatobiliary tumors

Distinguishing malignant from benign biliary strictures remains a major clinical challenge. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-guided cytology and biopsy may be inconclusive, particularly in early-stage disease or when tissue is scarce.

29 Sep 2026

New multimodal AI model improves breast cancer screening accuracy

Breast cancer screening must balance diagnostic accuracy with workflow throughput. DM remains the traditional cornerstone, but its two-dimensional projection creates tissue-overlap noise, particularly in dense breasts, leading to false positives and obscured lesions.

24 Sep 2026

New AI tool detects signs of endometriosis in milliseconds

Less than a second. That's how long it takes for an emerging AI tool to detect signs of endometriosis through one simple scan.

23 Sep 2026

New ultrasound standards promise faster and more accurate arthritis diagnosis

People with early inflammatory arthritis could benefit from faster and more accurate diagnosis following a major international study that has established, for the first time, age-specific ultrasound standards to distinguish normal joint changes from the earliest signs of disease.

23 Sep 2026

AI enhances handheld ultrasound images to detect carotid plaques

Handheld ultrasound devices' lower image quality can make small or faint carotid plaque hard to see. Researchers in Hunan Province, China, developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that sharpens handheld ultrasound images after they are taken.

21 Sep 2026

Ultrasound stimulation reduces deep calf muscle stiffness to prevent injuries

Muscle strain injuries are a common problem in sports, and injuries to the triceps surae, the calf muscle group that includes the gastrocnemius and soleus, can significantly affect athletic performance and return to play.

18 Sep 2026

New clinical guidelines standardize kidney replacement therapy in ICU patients

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication in the intensive care unit (ICU). Due to its high incidence, strong correlation with poor prognosis, and substantial consumption of medical resources, AKI has become one of the central challenges in modern critical care medicine.

17 Sep 2026