MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
Soft outlet placed beneath the skin could help recharge implanted devices
Implanted medical devices are instruments placed surgically in the body. Many are battery-powered or can be wirelessly recharged. While they can be lifesavers, they are not without problems. They can run out of battery power, and wireless methods for transferring power and data have technical limitations.
From Near-Catatonic to Dancing: Advanced Alzheimer’s Patient Experiences Remarkable Functional Turnaround with young Fresh Frozen Plasma (yFFP)
Clinical case study challenges established paradigms on permanent cognitive and motor decline in age-related degenerative diseases.
Microbes From Healthy Donor Stool May Help Treat Chronic Insomnia
Capsules containing donor stool microbes improved sleep efficiency and reduced nighttime wakefulness in adults with chronic insomnia.
Two Children With a Rare Epilepsy Mutation Show Improvement After Personalized Genetic Treatment
Personalized genetic therapy helped researchers treat two children with a rare form of epilepsy, enabling one to walk independently for the first time.
Prion Diseases May Begin When Proteins Misfold, Triggering Rapid Brain Damage
Prions can turn the body’s own proteins into a threat, and studying this group of diseases could help us better understand dementia.
FDA selects Dexcom for new digital health device pilot
The FDA announced today that it selected Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) as the first manufacturer for a new digital health pilot.
Johnson & Johnson wins FDA nod for Ottava surgical robot
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced today that it received FDA de novo authorization for its Ottava surgical robot system.
High-speed 3D imaging reveals how seizures move through the brain
Seizures can race through the brain in seconds, making them difficult to capture in detail. To overcome this challenge, researchers have developed a new high-resolution light-sheet imaging system that is fast enough to image seizure propagation in the brain of a larval zebrafish in 3D.