Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable migraine treatment, finding new cures for clinical depression, and reforming the medical malpractice system. He also shares three new inventions that could improve the lives of millions: His Angel Med Guardian System -- a pacemaker-sized device wired into the heart -- detects an elevation in the electric signal of the heart, the first sign of a heart attack. His transcranial magnetic stimulator treats migraines with a magnetic pulse. Finally, the Neuropace prevents epileptic seizures by transmitting electric signals in the brain.
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) currently is being
investigated as a treatment for major depression. (See
href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/mar06/3050">Psychiatry's
Shocking New Tools in IEEE Spectrum.)
Now, there is a report that it also may be useful for
migraine headache…
I just couldn't resist that title. A more accurate title would have been "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Prevents Migraines From Progressing," but, when in doubt, err on the side of drama. And, I actually wasn't THAT far off, really. (Note: Ray gun above is not real (duh). Real device under the…
Previously, I
href="http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/2007/01/transcranial_direct_current_st.php">wrote
about investigation of
href="http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/04/newsci_head_electric.html">tDCS
for treatment of
href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DS00079"…
Jonah posted an
href="http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2008/05/tms.php">interesting
video of
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation"
rel="tag">Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
on The Frontal Cortex. That got me to
wondering if there was anything new…
Of his three wishes I can see the first two coming to fruition. That last one is going to be tough because I doubt the trial lawyers will stand for it.