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Technology and Brain Health

Cambridge ‘swimming cap’ brings hope for brain-injured babies

Cambridge ‘swimming cap’ brings hope for brain-injured babies
6 min read

Janine MachinEast of England technology correspondent, in Cambridge

BBC A three-week-old boy is lying asleep in a blue hospital cot with clear side walls. He is wearing a yellow babygro with pictures of dinosaurs on it, and has his arms spread out to the sides. On his head is a new portable monitoring cap. It is like a small black swimming or rugby-style cap covered with bumps containing sensors. It is fastened under his chin and a white cable is emerging from the top of the cap, linking the technology to computers.BBC

Researchers say their “swimming cap”, which uses light and ultrasound to improve brain monitoring in newborns, is the first of its kind in the world

Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep

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Technology and Brain Health

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health
5 min read

The collaboration, which includes researchers from the University of Cambridge, aims to accelerate progress on new neuro-technologies, including miniaturised brain implants designed to treat depression, dementia, chronic pain, epilepsy and injuries to the nervous system.

Neurological and mental health disorders

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