Neurology
Neurology
Neurology
Smart Jumpsuit Tracks Infant Movements to Spot Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a smart jumpsuit for children as young as five months, that tracks body movement in great detail. The system may allow clinicians to identify neurodevelopmental disorders in children more...
Neurology
QyScore Analyzes MRIs for Biomarkers of Brain Diseases
Qynapse, a firm headquartered in Paris, France, won FDA clearance for its QyScore software that analyzes brain MRIs for biomarkers of central nervous system diseases. It's intended to help diagnose and monitor diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...
Neurology
World's First Portable MRI Cleared by FDA
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized medicine, but MRI scanners are so demanding that access to them is still a challenge. MRI machines typically require specially built rooms with magnet quench vent pipes, entry systems that...
Neurology
neuroQWERTY for Diagnosing, Tracking Parkinson's Wins FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Parkinson's disease doesn't have many treatment options, but early detection and monitoring of its progression can bring important benefits to patients. However, most Parkinson's patients are rarely assessed by movement disorder specialists and...
Neurology
Chip Recreates Blood-Brain Barrier to Study Delivery of Drugs to Brain
The blood-brain barrier is one of the greatest challenges that modern medicine has to overcome if we want to be able to fight neurological diseases using drugs. Animal models serve a purpose, but they're not very good at replicating the human...
Neurology
Flashing Light Into Eyes Lowers Buildup of Alzheimer's Amyloid Plaques
A few years ago scientists discovered that directing flashing light at 40 Hertz (cycles per second) into the eyes and noises into the ears of mice with Alzheimer's disease led to a marked decline in amyloid plaques in their brains. The...
Neurology
Abbott Infinity First Directional Brain Stimulator to Target GPi to Treat Parkinson's
Abbott has announced that the FDA has given the company the first ever approval for a device to treat Parkinson's by delivering deep brain stimulation (DBS) to the internal globus pallidus (GPi), an area associated with motor function. The...
Neurology
Abbott's Low Dose Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain: CES 2020
Abbott is a giant medical technology company, but it kept understated at CES. We had a chance to learn a bit of what the company is doing at the world's premiere gadget conference, which is the Proclaim XR low dose neuromodulation...
Neurology
Percept PC Deep Brain Neurostimulator with BrainSense Cleared in Europe
Medtronic obtained the European CE Mark for its Percept PC neurostimulator that uses smart feedback technology to deliver deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's and other neurologic diseases. The so-called BrainSense technology...
Neurology
