# Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats

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**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/ultrasound-releases-drug-to-alter-activity-in-targeted-brain-areas-in-rats/998 "2018-11-07T21:56:44Z")\
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> **[Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181107111850.htm)**
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> Scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of a desired point in the brain. The method, tested in rats, uses focused ultrasound to jiggle drug molecules loose from nanoparticle 'cages' that have been...

  
Scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of a desired point in the brain. The method, tested in rats, uses focused ultrasound to jiggle drug molecules loose from nanoparticle ‘cages’ that have been injected into the bloodstream.