Tag: Neurology

AmnioStem Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke

Creative Medical Technology Holdings, a Phoenix, Arizona firm, has filed for a patent for its AmnioStem amniotic fluid derived stem cell therapy for treatment of stroke. According to the company, “The patent application covers the use of the Company’s newly licensed AmnioStem stem cell as a production means for generation of nanoparticl (Read more...)

Easing Migraines with an Earplug: Interview with Cirrus Healthcare’s Grant O’Connell

Migraines are throbbing headaches often associated with light or sound sensitivity and nausea. They can be a severely debilitating, with an estimated 13% of US adults experiencing them and 2-3 million of whom are classified as chronic sufferers. Although the causes of migraines are not completely understood, many sufferers report increased incidenc (Read more...)

Nextstim’s NBT Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Coming to U.S. to Treat Major Depression

Nextstim, based in Helsinki, Finland, is making its NBT Navigated Brain Therapy system available in the U.S. for treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. The device is used to deliver transcranial magnetic stimulation to the brain, a therapy that has shown to be effective for certain patients. The system consists of the transcranial magnetic stimula (Read more...)

Device Provides New Way to Visualize Brain Activity

Researchers at the Rockefeller University have developed a tiny headset that can visualize neurons in the brain turning on and off while a mouse explores its environment, or interacts with other mice. The technique could help scientists to track the interactions between brain cells and learn more about what happens in the brains of people [… (Read more...)

Brain Stimulator May Help Recover from Stroke

Ohio State University is reporting on a study its researchers are performing that’s evaluating a brain stimulator for treating the consequences of strokes. Specifically, a device made by MicroTransponder, an Austin, Texas firm, is used to stimulate the vagus nerve while a patient performs traditional rehab exercises. The therapist holds a but (Read more...)

iSchemaView’s RAPID CTA for Brain Angiography Imaging

iSchemaView, of Redwood City, California, won FDA clearance for its RAPID CTA imaging software for CT angiography. The package helps to visualize and analyze brain vasculature, including highlighting areas of lower than normal vessel density and providing 3D tools such as rotation and zoom to give a better idea of the relevant anatomy. Product page (Read more...)

EEG Shown Effective at Predicting Onset of Autism

Diagnosing autism early in kid’s life can help to mitigate its future development. Now researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital are reporting in journal Scientific Reports that they were able to use EEG (electroencephalography) to predict the onset of autism or rule out its development with impressive accuracy. A group of children wa (Read more...)

New Technique to Measure Brain Blood Flow Using Light

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a new method to measure blood flow in the brain using light. The method could provide a cheaper and more robust way to assess patients with traumatic brain injuries or stroke. The technique is based on the principle that shining a laser light through someone’s skull […]

Accuro Helps to Make Epidurals and Spinals Easier: Interview with Will Mauldin, CEO of Rivanna Medical

Performing epidural and spinal anesthesia requires a good deal of training and being able to sense when the needle reaches the desired location. This is certainly not foolproof and some patients are harder to work with than others. One issue is that a sonographer is usually required to operate the ultrasound while the anesthesiologist delivers [&he (Read more...)

Noninvasive Brain Tumor Biopsy Using Focused Ultrasound

Unlike many other tumors, ones found in the brain are usually too dangerous to take biopsies of. Now the researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis came up with a revolutionary new way of using focused ultrasound to get tumors to release biomarkers that can then be spotted using blood samples. Thanks to […]

Tiny Wireless Optical Implant for Neural Control

Researchers in Japan have developed a tiny optical implant, no bigger than the width of a coin, that could be used to change neural behavior. The researchers can implant the device several centimeters into the body, and then activate it externally using infrared light. The device could make it easier for researchers to identify the […]

Motion-Capture and Eye-Tracking Tech to Help Find New Treatments for Mobility Impairments

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed new technology to investigate the relationship between vision and foot placement during walking. The devices include an eye tracker and a motion-tracking suit that record gaze and full-body kinematics as a wearer navigates various terrains. The insights provided by the technology could (Read more...)