Medical device company Zeto received clearance for its EEG brain monitoring system. The system includes a user-friendly, comfortable EEG headset designed to be easily operated by any medical professional with minimal training.
Novocure said its “Tumor Treating Fields” met the main goal of a pivotal study enrolling non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases. However, results for the electricty-based treatment fell short of statistical significance on several secondary endpoints.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
AppliedVR released study results demonstrating VR’s ability to help patients suffering from chronic low back pain. The technology was able to increase participants' brain coherence and help them achieve a slower breathing rate — two metrics associated with reduced pain.
A UCSF spinout is growing neuronal stem cells to transplant into the brain, for potential use in treating epilepsy, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease – and investors are listening. Because one thing that differentiates Neurona Therapeutics is that its stem cells turn exclusively into interneuron cells – which are less likely to be tumorigenic than other IPS cells. […]
Just as they had so many times during the past 60 years, Marianna and Albert Frankel stepped onto the dance floor. He took her hand in his, and smiling, waltzed her around the room. “I remembered how it used to be and we could really do the waltz and he would whirl me around until I […]