Latest Electrophysiology Stories
TROY, Mich., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Somanetics Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTS) announced today that its INVOS® System was featured in 24 posters and presentations at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual conference held in Vancouver, Canada May 1 - 4. The findings demonstrate adoption and application of Somanetics' INVOS technology to improve patient care, clinical outcomes and safety of neonates. "The number of INVOS System abstracts demonstrates the important role our...
Physiological signals can nowadays be easily monitored with measurement devices implanted inside a living body. The object "“ animal or human "“ is barely aware of the presence of the implant. An example of a device implantable in humans is the pacemaker that has long since become standard treatment for heart patients.Researcher Jarno Riistama from Tampere University of Technology (TUT) believes that the next tech-savvy generation represents a potential customer base for new applications...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiac diagnostic technology provider, announced today that a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider has signed a MSA, licensing NewCardio's QTinno(TM) software solution to enhance its delivery of fully automated cardiac safety analyses for early phase QT studies. The CRO is expected to deploy QTinno in several clinical unit locations worldwide. In addition, the CRO has signed...
Epileptic activity in the brain can affect language development in children, and EEG registrations should therefore be carried out more frequently on children with severe language impairment to identify more readily those who may need medical treatment, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.The thesis studied 60 children of varying ages, divided into groups. The first group comprised children with language dysfunction, for example children with slow...
Animal study suggests a mutated protein in brain cells can lead to cardiac arrest in people with epilepsyA mutation in a brain protein gene may trigger irregular heart beat and sudden death in people with epilepsy, according to new research in the April 14 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. People with epilepsy who are otherwise healthy are more than 10 times more likely to die suddenly and unexpectedly than the general population.Researchers have long suspected that abnormal ion channels...
DALLAS, April 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report, 'Global Diagnostic Market (2009 - 2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets ( http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the global diagnostic ECG market is expected to be worth U.S. $4.1 billion by 2014, recording an estimated CAGR of 9.6% from 2009 to 2014. Browse more than 20 market tables and in-depth TOC on diagnostic ECG market. Early buyers will receive 10% customization in the report....
Congenital stationary night blindness, an inherited condition that affects one's ability to see in the dark, is caused by a mutation in a calcium channel protein that shuttles calcium into and out of cells. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have teased apart the molecular mechanism behind this mutation, uncovering a more general principle of how cells control calcium levels. The discovery, published in the Feb. 18 issue of Nature, could have implications for...
For the first time, researchers have created a way to implant an inorganic device into a cell wall without damaging itA nanometer-scale probe designed to slip into a cell wall and fuse with it could offer researchers a portal for extended eavesdropping on the inner electrical activity of individual cells.Everything from signals generated as cells communicate with each other to "digestive rumblings" as cells react to medication could be monitored for up to a week, say Stanford...
You see pictures of a monkey, scrambled eggs and a brightly dressed group of women laughing; research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the California Institute of Technology see electrical spikes coming from the neurons of your brainLOS ANGELES "“ They say there's only one chance to make a first impression, but what makes that memory last? Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the California Institute of Technology suggest in an article in the March 24, 2010,...
DALLAS, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced the first in a family of fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) for portable and high-end electrocardiogram (ECG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) equipment, as well as patient monitoring and consumer medical applications. The eight-channel, 24-bit ADS1298 reduces component count and power consumption by up to 95 percent as compared to discrete implementations, with a power efficiency of 1...
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Electrocardiography, sometimes called ECG or EKG, is a measurement of the electrical activity of the heart as the linear process unfolds. With the use of electrodes that are attached to the skin, this non-invasive test can provide vast information as to the patient’s status. By leaving the electrodes attached, the patient’s status can be monitored over intervals of time and recorded on the device. This data can be sent electronically for consults about potential treatments without delay....
Electrooculography, sometimes shortened to EOG, is the tracing of electricity used for operation of the retina in different phases, specifically the resting potential. The results are recorded on an electrooculogram. These are interpreted for opthalmological diagnosis and in recording eye movements. Eye movement measurements: Usually, pairs of electrodes are placed either above and below the eye or to the left and right of the eye. If the eye is moved from the center position towards one...
