Portable brain assessment device by Headsafe secures 510(k) FDA clearance
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FDA Clears Nurocheck, Portable Device to Quickly Assess Brain Health (MS News Today):
“A portable device that can quickly measure electrical activity in the brain and relay it to doctors via a smartphone app, called the Nurochek system, has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a medical device.
Its developer, Headsafe, plans to it soon make this brain assessment system available for use with patients in the U.S., ages 14 and older.”
The Announcement:
Headsafe Announces FDA Clearance and U.S. Launch of its NUROCHEK Portable Brain Assessment System (press release):
“Headsaf...
Source: SharpBrains - May 14, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology 510(k) clearance app brain brain health technology brain-assessment EEG electrical activity FDA Food and Drug Administration Headsafe neurological testing Nurochek portable Source Type: blogs
Wearable Device to Prevent Sudden Death from Epilepsy
A spin-off of Purdue University is developing a wearable band to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The fatal condition is poorly understood, but preventing seizures and mitigating any seizures that do develop may help to save the lives of those living with epilepsy. Neurava, a firm founded by two grad students at Purdue University, hopes its patented technology can detect relevant biosignals of patients and notify clinicians, family, or caregivers about potential danger.
The company’s prototype device is worn around the neck, which allows it to be on during the night, a particularly dangerous ti...
Source: Medgadget - May 12, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Accurate Eye-Tracking and AI to Detect Neurological Diseases: Interview with Co-Founders of C. Light
Being diagnosed with any number of neurological diseases can be scary, not only due to the progressive nature of many of these conditions, but also because they often cannot be detected until their later stages of progression.
Following the failure of a variety of potential therapies for Alzheimer’s within clinical trials in the past few years, there is an increasing interest in early detection of neurological diseases, with hopes that earlier treatment will be more effective. This has given birth to a wealth of companies interested in identifying biomarkers of early neurological disease progression to enable timely ...
Source: Medgadget - March 12, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Mohammad Saleh Tags: Exclusive Neurology Ophthalmology Source Type: blogs
E-luminations: Racing Cars Helps Me Live With Degenerative Swallowing Disorder
It’s not often that a person growing up among the cotton fields of southwest Oklahoma goes on to become a successful manager of global technology companies, but Leland White is not your average person. During his career, he built and managed semiconductor manufacturing plants around the world and provided management consulting services to large corporations and federal agencies. After a successful business career, he retired in Colorado to pursue two passions: downhill skiing and high-performance driving.
Referred to by family and friends as “Lee,” he turned 78 last spring. I talked to Lee about the challenges he...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 11, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sharon Baker Tags: Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Dysphagia Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs
NeuroPace RNS System for Epilepsy Gets FDA Approval for MRI Labeling
Mountain View-based NeuroPace today announced it has received FDA approval for MRI labeling for its RNS System, a closed-loop brain-responsive neurostimulation system designed to prevent seizures in adults refractory to antiseizure medications. The approval applies specifically to the RNS-320 model of the RNS neurostimulator.
Because
MRI scans are often used to monitor patients with brain anomalies that may
contribute to seizures, incompatibility with the imaging modality may have
precluded some patients from receiving treatment with the RNS System. In
addition, patients who require regular MRI scans for non-brain condi...
Source: Medgadget - March 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Neurology Neurosurgery Radiology Source Type: blogs
5 Things That Will Dominate The 2020s For Pharma Companies
What’s worth some 1,204.8 billion USD? Well, it’s the worldwide pharmaceutical market, of course! With such a capital at stake and with the pace of technological disruption, the pharma industry is quick to adapt to the changing times. In fact, leading drug companies are re-investing as much as 20.8% of drug sales into new drug development.
We’ve analyzed the trends shaping the future of pharma before, but how can we expect to see the landscape evolve in this new decade? With leaps in A.I., patient empowerment and 3D printed drugs, here are the 5 aspects that will be the focus of pharmaceutical companies in t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 25, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Future of Pharma digital health future of medicine pharmaceutics digital health companies Source Type: blogs
Brain Implant Powered and Controlled by Magnetic Fields
Neural implants may provide treatment options for a wide variety of ailments, including Parkinson’s and epilepsy, but such devices have to work for long periods of time in a very difficult environment inside the cranium. One challenge is providing power to brain implants and another is communicating with such implants to control their function. Currently, this is typically achieved using wires, but wires that cross tissues and penetrate to the outside are extremely problematic for a variety of reasons.
Now, engineers at Rice University have just unveiled a neural implant that can be powered and programmed using an...
Source: Medgadget - February 20, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Magnetoencephalography Machine to Map Brain Activity FDA Approved
Compumedics, a company based outside of Melbourne, Australia, has won FDA approval for its Orion LifeSpan Magnetoencephalography (MEG) single Dewar system. MEG is a promising imaging technique that uses superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to detect ionic currents produced by excited neurons, giving a window into the live activity of the brain. One day it may have a great number of applications outside of clinical research, but as of now it is expected to be primarily used for mapping the functional brain activity of people with epilepsy in preparation for surgery.
The newly approved device comes with a...
Source: Medgadget - February 19, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Neurology Neurosurgery News Radiology Source Type: blogs
SmartTab Wireless Pill for Targeted Drug Delivery: Interview with CEO Robert Niichel
Velóce Digital Health is working to make pills smarter. The Denver, Colorado company is developing the SmartTab, an ingestible capsule that can be wirelessly controlled via a smartphone to release its contents at precise locations within the gastrointestinal system.
SmartTab CEO Robert Niichel
“The idea is that [with] the
smart capsule, you will have precision medicine and delivered to a very
targeted area,” says Robert Niichel, Founder and CEO. This approach, he points
out, could reduce drug dosages, adverse effects, and improve patient outcomes.
SmartTab works using several key technological features. The ...
Source: Medgadget - February 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Exclusive Geriatrics Informatics Medicine Psychiatry Public Health Source Type: blogs
How safe is exercise during pregnancy?
Two lines on a home pregnancy test, a flickering heartbeat on ultrasound, and suddenly your world has changed: you’re pregnant! Regardless of where this new path takes you, you may start to examine your daily decisions in a new way as you discover an intense drive to protect the growing baby inside you. Even your exercise routines may come under scrutiny, particularly if late-night Googling has you second-guessing everything that you believed you knew.
Just how safe is exercise during pregnancy?
The short answer? Exercise during pregnancy is not only safe, it’s encouraged. An overriding principle for pregnancy is: what...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Reiff, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
Easy Goals Even Old Coots Can Achieve
Sometimes the best goals are soft and squishy like an eggnog filled belly.It’s either very late or very early, depending on your point of view. Either way, I’m sitting here thinking deep, New Year’s-like thoughts. In the other room sleeps a friend who almost wasn’t my friend anymore until we patched things last week. Upstairs sleeps my third daughter whose heart is in need of mending as her marriage comes to an end. Hanging out with dad and his friend on New Year’s Eve was either a low point for her or just exactly what she needed.My thoughts are a warm blend of nostalgia and regret with a sub...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - January 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Depression Family Goodreads Journaling Source Type: blogs
Vestibular migraine: Progress in the search for treatments
Nearly 15% of the world’s population has migraine, a condition in which moderate-to-severe headache is associated with neurological abnormalities such as visual dysfunction, sensitivity to light, disordered speech, nausea, vomiting, or dizziness. While we now have many options to treat the head pain associated with migraine, we are often helpless in treating these other associated neurological symptoms.
One of the most bothersome neurological symptoms patients report is vertigo or dizziness-associated with migraine, a condition we call vestibular migraine, and in which patients feel as though they, or the environment aro...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: William Renthal, MD, PhD Tags: Headache Source Type: blogs
Congenital heart disease and autism: A possible link?
Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) are now surviving at extraordinarily high rates; for most, their life expectancy may be comparable to that of the general population. However, despite the great advances in medical and surgical care, many people with CHD experience long-lasting neurodevelopmental difficulties. These include problems with attention and executive function skills, learning challenges, and in some cases, lower-than-normal IQs.
Study links congenital heart disease and autism
A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics provides compelling evidence that there may also be an association betw...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Johanna Calderon, PhD Tags: Children's Health Heart Health Parenting Screening Source Type: blogs
Doctors Lack Knowledge about Medical Cannabis Use. Their Patients Can Help.
By DOUGLAS BRUCE, PhD
On January 1, 2020, recreational cannabis use became legal in Illinois. More than 80,000 people in Illinois are registered in the state’s medical cannabis program. Surprisingly, many of their doctors don’t know how to talk with them about their medical cannabis use.
As a health sciences researcher, I have a recommendation that is both practical and profound: Physicians can learn first-hand from their own patients how and why they use medical cannabis, and the legalization of recreational cannabis may make them more comfortable discussing its usage overall.
Nationwide, physician...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Cannabis Douglas Bruce marijuana legalization medical cannabis Medical Marijuana Source Type: blogs
Easy Goals Even Old Coots Can Achieve
Sometimes the best goals are soft and squishy like an eggnog filled belly.It’s either very late or very early, depending on your point of view. Either way, I’m sitting here thinking deep, New Year’s-like thoughts. In the other room sleeps a friend who almost wasn’t my friend anymore until we patched things last week. Upstairs sleeps my third daughter whose heart is in need of mending as her marriage comes to an end. Hanging out with dad and his friend on New Year’s Eve was either a low point for her or just exactly what she needed.My thoughts are a warm blend of nostalgia and regret with a sub...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - January 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Depression Family Goodreads Journaling Source Type: blogs
