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Neuromodulation for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: Interview with Martha Morrell, M.D., CMO of NeuroPace
NeuroPace, a medtech company based in California, has developed the RNS system, an implantable neuromodulation device for focal drug-resistant epilepsy. The system continuously monitors brain activity and then responds appropriately to target the seizure source in the brain for personalized seizure prevention. The company reports that the stimulation provided by the device is imperceptible to patients. The implant can share the EEG data it collects with each patient’s physician, allowing them to track progress. In a new development, NeuroPace has received $9.3M from the NIH to study the RNS system in the treatment of ...
Source: Medgadget - August 16, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Neurology Neurosurgery Lennox-Gastaut neuropace Source Type: blogs

Neurostimulation of Tongue Relieves Tinnitus Symptoms
Tinnitus, the sensation of ringing in the ears, is one of the most common medical conditions. Approximately 15% of the population suffers from it, but the nature of this malady makes it difficult to study and find therapeutic options. Now, a multinational collaboration of researchers has shown that a neurostimulation system made by Neuromod Devices Limited, an Irish company, can significantly reduce the symptoms of tinnitus. The technology is based on a finding that stimulating the trigeminal nerve, which scientists believe is related to the auditory system, seems to have an effect on tinnitus. Coupling this effect wit...
Source: Medgadget - October 8, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: ENT Neurology Source Type: blogs

Vagus Nerve Stimulator Gets FDA Emergency OK for Asthmatics with COVID
People stricken with COVID-19 exhibit a wide range of symptoms. Some are barely affected while others suffer dire consequences. People with asthma are in particular danger, as SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus that can make breathing even more difficult. Now, the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator (nVNS) to help adult asthmatics with COVID-19 (or those suspected of being infected) overcome difficulties breathing when drugs are not appropriate or are insufficient. The gammaCore stimulator has been approved as a treatment option for migraines...
Source: Medgadget - July 27, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Neurology Pain Management Public Health Source Type: blogs

Symmetry VNS Wins EU CE Mark for Difficult-to-Treat Depression
LivaNova announced today that Symmetry, a device for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, has received CE Mark approval for difficult-to-treat depression. Symmetry is a small device that stimulates the vagus nerve to improve symptoms of depression and quality of life. After surgical implantation, the device regularly sends mild electric pulses to the vagus nerve, which is connected to areas of the brain that control mood. While previous devices for VNS therapy have received CE Mark for the treatment of depression, Symmetry is the newest and is specifically designed for this indication. Symmetry won FDA approval i...
Source: Medgadget - March 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Neurology Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Verily and LivaNova accelerate efforts to detect and treat depression
__ Heads-up about a couple fascinating developments over the last few weeks. 1) Verily’s Bold New Project Aims to Predict Depression Using Your Phone (SingularityHub): “Depression is a shifting, amorphous beast that silently haunts millions. It’s also difficult to pinpoint. Psychiatry has formulated well-tested questionnaires to diagnose depression. But these tests require patients to reach out and only provide snapshots of their disorder in time … To Silicon Valley, the answer to solving depression is data. After all, most anti-depressant trials only recruit up to thousands of people. With digital health, anyone w...
Source: SharpBrains - March 2, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology -google Alphabet anti-depressants depression digital finger print digital health LivaNova mood predictor psychiatry questionnaires Silicon-Valley smartphone Verily Source Type: blogs

Inside Schizophrenia: Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia
Medication, Therapy, Hospitalization, Electroconvulsive Therapy- what are the treatment strategies for schizophrenia? How do you convince someone they need help? What if someone refuses treatment? Schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers with co-host Gabe Howard reveal different treatments they have undergone over the years with various outcomes. Guest Barbara Thompson, with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, shares support options for people with schizophrenia and their family in the community. Highlights from “Treatment Strategies for Schizophrenia” Episode [02:00] How to bring up Schizophrenia to a loved one ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Caregivers Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Psychiatry Psychology Treatment Electroconvulsive Therapy getting help Living With Schizophrenia Mental Disorder Mental Illness Support Group Treatment For Schizo Source Type: blogs

November 15 –16th in Palo Alto, CA: Transformative Technology Conference & Expo 2019
_____ When: November 15–16th, 2019 Where: Elks Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA 94306 What: The Transformative Technology Conference is an inspiring conference focused on tech for mental health, emotional wellbeing, and human flourishing, at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, tech, entrepreneurship, and innovation. It features exponential technologies like AI, AR/VR/XR, networks and sensors, biotech, neurofeedback, robotics and more to build tech to enable human wellbeing at scale. The 5th annual, two-day conference will offer a combination of keynotes and panels alongside hands-on demos of cutting edge tech. Major to...
Source: SharpBrains - October 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology AI biotech emotional wellbeing human flourishing mental health Neurofeedback robotics sensors Source Type: blogs

Weight Loss Implant Simulates Food Inside Stomach
There are millions of clinicians fighting on the front lines of the obesity epidemic every day, but there doesn’t seem to be a winning strategy. The population of seriously overweight people around the world is rising and will soon reach one billion. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers may have a technological, drug-free solution to the problem for many of those afflicted. The team developed a tiny battery-free implant that’s only about a centimeter across, which stimulates the vagus nerve, and in turn the brain. The device is attached to the stomach, which it can sense moving, as happens when fo...
Source: Medgadget - December 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: GI Medicine Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs

electroCore Vagus Nerve Stimulator Cleared for Prevention of Cluster Headache
electroCore, based out of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, received the first FDA clearance for a product to prevent cluster headache. The gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) system was previously cleared for treating pain that has already kicked in, that is related to migraines and episodic cluster headaches. The new clearance means that doctors can prescribe it for prevention as well. The latest version of the device, called gammaCore Sapphire, has a couple electrodes that are placed on the neck over the location of the vagus nerve. The device sends electric current through the skin to the nerve, and towar...
Source: Medgadget - November 28, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Medicine Neurology Source Type: blogs

MRI Helps to Optimize Vagus Nerve Stimulation for GI Conditions
Vagus nerve stimulation to address various gastrointestinal conditions is already an approved FDA therapy. While effective in many people, it is hard to understand the mechanism of such treatment and to tune it well for each individual patient. Researchers at Purdue University are now utilizing MRI scanning to actually see what effect nerve stimulation has on the stomach. The team manipulated the pyloric sphincter, which controls stomach emptying, in lab rats by stimulating the vagus nerve. At the same time, they used an MRI scanner to image the activity of the stomach. Animations were created using the scans that demons...
Source: Medgadget - November 8, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: GI Radiology Source Type: blogs

MRI Reveals How Neurostimulation Can Treat GI Disorder
Though it may come as a surprise to some, there are a number of gastrointestinal conditions that can be treated using electrical nerve stimulation. The stomach, for example, can be motivated to empty by neurostimulating the vagus nerve to treat gastroparesis in patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy and others. While this has been known for a while, there hasn’t been a very convincing explanation for how this process works. Now researchers at Purdue University have used MRI scans to spot exactly how the stomach can be pushed to empty what’s inside. The team put rats under MRI and stimulated the vagus nerve...
Source: Medgadget - October 25, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: GI Neurology Source Type: blogs

Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Reduce Post Surgical Brain Inflammation
Following a difficult surgery, some patients end up experiencing cognitive decline and delirium, which seems to arise from inflammatory changes in the brain, that are still poorly understood. This inflammation is difficult to control in a targeted way, but researchers at Duke University seem to have discovered that electrical nerve stimulation may do the trick. The investigators have been using vagus nerve stimulation, the same method that is now common to control epilepsy, chronic pain, and drug resistant depression, among other conditions. In a study on lab mice with serious inflammation, an electronic lead was placed ...
Source: Medgadget - October 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Genetics Medicine Neurology Pain Management Source Type: blogs

Vagus Nerve Stimulator Doubles Movement Recovery in Stroke Patients
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed and helped to commercialize a vagus nerve stimulator therapy, which significantly enhanced movement recovery in stroke patients undergoing rehab in a recent study. The device, called the Vivistim, is currently being tested and developed by a UT Dallas spinoff company called MicroTransponder. The implant is based on the principle that synchronizing vagus nerve stimulation with movement increases neural plasticity in the brain, resulting in enhanced recovery. A staggering 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. In many cases, this can lead to life-changing...
Source: Medgadget - October 3, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Rehab Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: September 22, 2018
Sometimes when you’re stuck in your own stuff, you forget that the world is changing outside you. You zoom into what’s going wrong and that narrow focus prevents you from seeing what’s going right. Like this week, I learned that we’re predisposed to forgive, which one of four personality types I might be, and the innovative ways colleges are trying to reach students grappling with mental illness. It reminded me things are always improving. We’re getting closer to understanding ourselves and each other a little better. Isn’t that exciting? I hope you enjoy this sample of psychology offeri...
Source: World of Psychology - September 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Highly Effective at Treating Drug Resistant Depression
Drugs have been the go-to therapy for psychiatrists treating depression, but implantable neurostimulators have been making substantial impact lately. A national study headed by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis wanted to find out how well this drug-free technique can control serious depression. The team evaluated about 600 patients, all of whom had already tried at least four different antidepressants. About half of them had vagus neurostimulators implanted, while the other patients continued to receive other therapies. Impressively, in 10 out of 14 quality of life measures that were assesse...
Source: Medgadget - August 22, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Neurology Neurosurgery Psychiatry Source Type: blogs