Neat News 345 (added 2016-12-10)

Brain Operation by Sound

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A man who suffered from a bad tremor in his right hand needed a brain operation to remove the cause of the tremor in his brain. Instead of the traditional way of doing this by opening the skull, a team of doctors used a techniques to focus strong ultrasound waves to destroy the tissue in the brain that caused the faulty electric signals. This meant to remove the tremor without any invasive treatment.

News seen at: BBC - Health