Scientist-led conferences at Harvard, Stanford and MIT
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Non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor receives NSF funding
http://www.3-e-d.com The National Science Foundation is supporting Third Eye Diagnostics of Philadelphia as it develops a non-invasive, handheld intracranial pressure monitor to rapidly diagnose brain injury. Cerepress simultaneously records images of the CRV and measures intraocular pressure while pressure in the eye is increased. A medical technician aligns the system by centering the field of…
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Brain-like computing from IBM
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41710.wss IBM is planning a a brain-inspired model for a new generation of highly-interconnected, asynchronous, parallel and large-scale computing systems based around the concept of cognitive computing. It is an ecosystem designed for programming neurosynaptic chips that have an architecture inspired by the function, low power, and compact volume of the brain Cognitive computing systems can be…
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Real-time MRI guided gene therapy for brain cancer
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2013-08-06-MRI-guided-gene-therapy-for-brain-cancer.aspx Neurosurgeons at the University of California San Diego School and Moores Cancer Center utilize MRI navigational technology to guide the delivery of investigational gene therapy Toca 511, or vocimagene amiretrorepvec, precisely into a brain malignancy in an attempt to make it more susceptible to chemotherapy.
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Sensor based continuous monitoring helps doctors individualize treatment
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/medical-and-healthcare/in-depth/tailored-treatments-sensors-for-personalised-medicine/1016865.article Doctors are still dependant on single point-in-time measurements of factors such as blood glucose and hormone levels, which do not show how these factors dip or rise into danger zones over the course of a day. Similarly, monitoring heart rates over time in a hospital does not always show the physical responses caused…
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Computer model reprograms cells
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/stem.1473/abstract Professor Antonio del Sol of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine has developed a model that makes predictions from which differentiated cells, such as skin cells, can be very changed into completely different cell types, such as nerve cells. Embryonic stem cells are not used. Researcher Issac Crespo describes the process: “Our theoretical model first queries…
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Transcranial direct current stimulation headset receives FCC approval
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162581-foc-us-the-first-commercial-tdcs-headset-that-lets-you-safely-overclock-your-brain The Foc.us headset is an early player in the wave of non-invasive devices that will enable improved brain function. It passes direct current between the cathode and anode, which are placed over the prefrontal cortex, making neurons more excitable. This helps them to fire more quickly, improving reaction time. When the currents are removed,…
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Home medical device data uploaded to EHRs; patient participation encourages behavior modification
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/07/28/century-house-call/tdupWvOQI6b3dKdKcEgdGM/story.html Boston’s Partners HealthCare has launched a system that allows patients to upload information from their medical devices directly to their electronic records in doctors’ offices. Patients can regularly use glucometers, blood pressure cuffs, bathroom scales, and pulse oximeters at home, and send the data to their doctors. Doctors are also becoming increasingly interested in…
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Contact lens continuously monitors intra-ocular pressure
http://www.sensimed.ch/en/products/sensimed-triggerfishr.html The Sensimed Triggerfish combines a non-invasive wireless soft contact lens sensor with an automated system for recording IOP related patterns for up to 24 hours. The ambulatory patient wears the device during normal activity, including sleeping. At the end of the session, the data is transferred from the recorder to an ophthalmologist’s computer for analysis…
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Tiny wearable computer uses audio feedback to assist the vision impaired
http://www.orcam.com OrCam, led by Hebrew University Professor Amnon Shashua, one the most exciting computer vision entrepreneurs in Israel, has developed a device that uses audio feedback to relay visual information to visually impaired people. The tiny wearable computer works with a 5-mega pixel camera attached to glasses. A computer vision algorithm enables it…
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Motion sensor – potential for autism diagnosis and treatment?
http://www.frontiersin.org/Integrative_Neuroscience/researchtopics/Attism_The_Movement_Perspectiv/801 Rutgers and Indiana University researchers have developed a motion sensor that they claim can help diagnose and treat autism. A movement tracker is attached to the individual, which senses “systemic signatures,” measuring each person’s movement as they respond to various screen images from a computer program showing 240 images a second. This analyzes the importance…
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Tooth sensor monitors health
http://mll.csie.ntu.edu.tw/papers/TeethProbeISWC.pdf National Taiwan University researchers have created a tooth-based sensor, accelerometer, and associated machine learning software to detect and distinguish between chewing, smoking, coughing, or speaking. The capability to monitor mouth motions may help physicians keep track of patient progress or allow a patient to better understand his/her health habits. Working prototypes of the tooth…
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Neuromorphic chip mimics human brain in real time
http://www.mediadesk.uzh.ch/articles/2013/chips-die-das-gehirn-imitieren_en.html University of Zurich and ETH Zurich scientists have created a two by two millimeter microchip with 11,011 electrodes that mimics the brain’s processing power. The brain-like microchips are not sentient beings, but can carry out complex sensorimoter tasks in real time. Previous brain-like computer systems have been slower and larger. This system, developed by Professor…
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