A Helius Medical Technologies medical device that stimulates the brain by sending electrical stimulation to the tongue has received FDA clearance for multiple sclerosis patients. The company says its approach could also have applications in other disorders.
Quanterix and Banyan Biomarkers want to study two proteins about which not much is known but that show up in the blood when humans take a blow to their head.
In 90 seconds, BioDirection's TBit technology can detect results from concussions or other traumatic brain injuries, which increases the opportunity for quick response and treatment and eliminates the sometimes unnecessary CT scans.
Helius Medical Technologies and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command have announced a clinical trial for a traumatic brain injury device, and India is asking for $99.3M from Nestle after food scare involving Maggi noodles.
Imagine, a quick pinprick on the sidelines of a football game that could tell athletes whether they’ve concussed. Arizona startup BioDirection is developing a point-of-care device that diagnoses minor brain injury quickly – in 60 to 90 seconds – with just a single drop of blood. The five-year-old company just raised $1.6 million, according to a regulatory filing. Before that, […]
Here’s a story with a slight Cyborg ring to it: An implantable brain device that can potentially restore the memory of patients with traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and related conditions is being developed at the government’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The technology sits at the nexus of human, neuron-based memory and digital, computer chip-based memory: The device […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Manhattan-based neurodiagnostics company Oculogica is developing eye-tracking technology to help with early diagnosis of concussions and other forms of traumatic brain injury. The company’s still working on a prototype device as it conducts early studies, but feels that it’ll eventually be able to provide a point-of-care solution for the recently concussed. Concussions are a hot-button topic these days, […]
A mistake made by a PhD student in a University of Montana lab nearly a decade ago is now on the brink of mid-stage clinical trials as a potential treatment for traumatic brain injury. And, most surprising of all, the treatment consists of a small dose of methamphetamine. It all started when a research assistant […]
After a stroke or traumatic brain injury, many people experience difficulty speaking or understanding what others are saying. The good news is that the brain is able to repair itself to some extent, with the help of cognitive and speech therapy programs. The bad news is, the rehabilitation process is expensive and can involve weekly […]
The device that Cortical Metrics is developing looks like a computer mouse but is designed to some day change the way doctors detect and diagnose concussion. The University of North Carolina spinoff is one of five companies (plus 11 university and medical school-based research groups) just awarded $300,000 in funding from GE and the National […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The National Institutes of Health is putting some of the $30 million the National Football League donated to concussion research last year to work funding studies on how concussion affects the brain and what the potential long-term effects of repeat brain injuries could be. Although football isn’t the only profession where its players are prone […]
Handheld diagnostic devices. Blood tests. Helmet sensors. Apps that evaluate everything from balance to speech patterns. They’re all efforts being put forth by companies looking to cash in on the need for more sophisticated and less subjective ways of evaluating traumatic brain injuries, which have come under the spotlight especially over the last decade. During […]
It might not seem like a fitting name for a medical company – or at least one that you’d expect – but Iron Horse Diagnostics actually makes a lot of sense. The name comes from baseball great Lou Gehrig, nicknamed “The Iron Horse.” He died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), one of the neurodegenerative diseases […]
Put aside what you think you know about the sex hormone progesterone and consider this: It could be the foundation for a drug treatment for traumatic brain injury. BHR Pharma said Tuesday that it’s completed enrollment in a Phase III safety and efficacy study of its progesterone formulation, BHR-100, as a neuroprotective agent for people […]
In addition to all the smart, insightful speakers talking about innovation in healthcare and all the entrepreneurs in the startup showcase at CONVERGE last week, there were more than 50 other startups at the event. Here are a few of the most promising ideas and growing companies we heard about in Philadelphia. No more facility […]
