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Fetal ultrasounds performed at Ohio 'Heartbeat Bill' hearing

Columbus - Ohio lawmakers witnessed an ultrasound being performed Wednesday at a packed committee hearing on an newly introduced abortion bill, nicknamed the Heartbeat Bill, that will prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Scientists testing ultrasound for use as men’s contraceptive

Scientists have begun testing to see whether ultrasound carries possibilities as a form of reversible contraceptive for men.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann

New controversial abortion bill would require an ultrasound

The new bill brings new issues onto the abortion debate regarding the rights and privileges of not only women, but their unborn babies as well.

In the Media by Roger Corral - 13 comments

New Way To Listen To Fetal Heartbeats May Be On The Way

There may soon be a new way to listen to fetal heartbeats that provides an alternative to ultrasound. Using blind source separation the infant's heartbeat is isolated from the mother's and other background noises with the Pam device.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

In The Future Ultrasound May Help Repair Nerve Cell Transmission

A new approach to treating brain disorders may be blasting them with noise sounds. In effect it's like kicking the TV in order to get it to work right. Using ultrasound machines are a treatment for brain injuries looks to be a future treatment.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

A Womb with a View

Having an ultra-sound to determine the condition of a baby in the womb is not new. If you've ever had one, you know how hard it is to really see that baby of yours. Well now...

In the Media by Viga Boland - 6 comments

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Testicular zap 'may stop sperm'

A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.

VIDEO: Making a real sonic screwdriver

A team of physicists at Dundee University design and build a sonic screwdriver which could help in ultrasound surgery.

US papers want Doonesbury switch

Some US papers have requested replacement strips for well-known political cartoon Doonesbury next week, as it takes on Texas' ultrasound abortion bill.

Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules

A fetus's gender should not be revealed until after 30 weeks of pregnancy, says an editorial published in the Canadian Medical Journal.

Tremors Halted With Painless, Non-Invasive Brain Surgery

Dr. Jeff Elias and his team at the University of Virginia were beginning a clinical trial for patients suffering from Essential Tremors -- using a technique stripped right from a scene in a science fiction movie. Elias was planning to use ultrasound waves, focused to a specific point using an MRI machine, to treat the part of the brain that was causing the shaking.