Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker
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Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.
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Nearly a quarter of follow-up studies required by the Food and Drug Administration for medical devices in recent years were never completed, according to a senior
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The Food and Drug Administration is considering not using the word "recall" to warn patients and doctors about defective pacemakers and defibrillators at the request of a physicians' group struggling to deal with a loss of public confidence in the safety of implantable heart devices.
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Many cannot help wondering if Alzheimerâs disease has peeled back inhibitions to expose an ugly side that the patient was repressing all along.
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A drug manufacturer has been found to infringe patents licensed by the maker of a rival drug.
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A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
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Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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A device that reads electricity radiated by the brain and translates it into action has been developed by scientists at the New York State Department of Health and the State University of New York.
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Bug Labs moves closer to shipping. Yesterday they announced pricing for their component, open source gadget hardware kit.  NY Times: "Neuros Technology International, creator of a new video recorder, has decided to go in a different direction. The company, based in Chicago, is providing full documentation of the hardware platform for its recorder, the Neuros OSD (for open source device), so that skilled users can customize or 'hack' the device -- and then pass along the improvements to others." Phil Torrone, a longtime champion of open source hardware, must be happy. Me, who's always looking for, and never finding the perfect podcast player, has more hope if the users get to develop the products.
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The computer maker's retail stores are pretty easygoing about customers playing with the display machines. But when it comes to running an in-store hardware test lab, the company draws the line. By Leander Kahney.
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A new test may help scientists answer a perplexing &quot;which came first&quot; question about the development of Alzheimer&#039;s disease, possibly pointing the way to earlier diagnosis or even treatment.
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Because of problems with Medtronicâs heart defibrillators, the F.D.A. said it plans to examine whether its current tests are sufficient to catch electrical problems in the devices.
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American researchers say brain scans could provide an alternative and perhaps more reliable tool for catching people out in a lie than the standard polygraph test.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers may have hit upon a  strategy to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease -- although  the technique has only been tested in the lab at this point.
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TechWeb - The patent application envisions several possible tests that could be used to prevent a portable device from being recharged.
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A diagnostic test intended to identify patients who should receive heart defibrillators did not produce conclusive data, according to initial results from a clinical trial.
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People with brain injuries are missing out on the support they need to enable them to return to work, experts say.