POSTS TAGGED AS Parkinson’s

Detecting Neurodegenerative Biomakrers

Coupled plasmonic infrared sensor for detection of structural protein biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease
“We [at EPFL Lausanne, CH) developed an immunoassay-coupled [MORE]

Exosomes in Diagnosing Brain Diseases

Brain Derived Exosomes; a non-invasive look inside the brain
“A characteristic of exosomes is that they are able to cross the [MORE]

Medical Device Provides Smarter Quality of Life

DynaPort Moverment Monitor
The University of Bologne is carrying out a large study of patients with mobility and movement functions [MORE]

Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Innovations for 2010

At Number 1: A new non-surgical, removable hearing and communication device designed to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth to [MORE]

Rechargeable Deep Brain Stimulator

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Paul, MN) has implanted its first rechargeable deep brain stimulator in a Parkinson’s patient’s brain [MORE]

The Ultrasound Activated Brain

Brain Waves
Parkinson’s sufferers experience motor dysfunctions as cells of the brain’s substantia nigra fail to transmit impulses.  Deep brain electrodes [MORE]

Milestone in Regenerative Medicine

Doug Melton
Researchers at Harvard’s Stem Cell Institute have announced their development of means for creating stem cells that are specific [MORE]