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Robert Goings, from Lebanon, Oregon, has joined a small but growing number of people choosing to control their Parkinson’s symptoms with high-intensity focused ultrasound at OHSU.

The procedure, which involves no cutting into the head, no anesthesia and no recovery in a hospital, holds promise as a way to ease severe symptoms for millions of people with Parkinson’s worldwide.

Ultrasound aimed at the brain offers new hope for Parkinson’s patients A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that accompany Parkinson’s disease.

New OHSU research has linked tinnitus with elevated serotonin levels in certain regions of the brain. While far from a cure, the discovery could one day help scientists understand how to reverse the condition through brain chemistry. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/12/think-out-loud-tinnitus-health-science-research/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR9YYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEcm1zWFdSb1dEdklhQnVXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmM60GARSrQDC53gN1l4jmvcwNputyErJGV1k7LBwGq6YnlE3Cn8CwDqZnD4_aem_JqvsI32g1C7nm4a29bKcHQ

OHSU researchers connect tinnitus with elevated serotonin activity in the brain While far from a cure, the new research could one day help scientists understand how to reverse tinnitus through brain chemistry.