33 results about "Brain condition" patented technology

A method for treating brain-related chronic pain disorders in human subjects includes assessing the brain function of a subject suffering from chronic pain, diagnosing a chronic pain-related abnormal brain condition, and mitigating the abnormal brain activity by applying an electrical stimulation signal to tissues corresponding to at least one area of abnormal brain activity.

Disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus for detecting brain conditions. The apparatus for detecting brain conditions may include: a layer which is located adjacent to the brain of a living body; a light source which is formed on the layer and irradiates light to the brain; and an optical sensor which is formed on the layer adjacent to the light source and detects the light scattered from the brain. Since detection is possible at a location relatively adjacent to the brain, the apparatus for detecting brain conditions may improve accuracy and reliability of detection. The apparatus for detecting brain conditions may be used to detect brain conditions such as cerebral oxygenation, cerebral blood volume, cerebral blood flow, etc. or to monitor brain activities, or to diagnose and/or localize the disease foci in case of neurovascular disease such as stroke including hemorrhage or bleeding, into or around the brain or brain tumors or epilepsy, etc. Since the apparatus for detecting brain conditions has a relatively flexible structure, damage to the brain tissue may be minimized.

The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for treating brain conditions. In some embodiments, the methods include administering to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a brain condition an angiotensin (1-7) peptide via either an intravenous or subcutaneous route of administration.

The invention provides a hospital care system. The hospital care system comprises a plurality of acquisition devices, a transmission device and a terminal receiving device. The system has the following beneficial effects: care workers can know about conditions of patients in real time or at a preset moment comprehensively and take measures to save the patients timely in case of abnormities; due to the alarm function of the system, the timeliness and the comprehensiveness of patient condition information provided by the system are enhanced; physiological index data capable of indicating the patient condition is provided timely and comprehensively on the premise that the patients are not disturbed during rest at night, and the emotional resistance of the patients is eliminated; the labor intensity of the care workers is reduced, and the problem that fatigue is easily caused due to large average care business volume caused by a small number of care workers is solved; the medical treatment environment for the patients is improved, and the survival rate of the patients is increased in case of unexpected emergencies.

Disclosed are systems and methods for capturing a pupillary light reflex (PLR) by capturing images of a subject's pupil, for example using a smartphone, extracting image data to determine PLR and classifying the PLR to provide an analytical output, such as a diagnosis or prognosis, of a neurological or psychiatric brain condition.

The invention provides a bad learning habit reminding method and reminding device. Learning state data are counted. A statistical value which changes as learning state changes is calculated. According to the statistical value, a bad learning state judging threshold value is set. In a bad learning state, a processor triggers a reminder. The learning state comprises a head posture, an eye distance, or a brain condition. According to the invention, a statistical method is used; according to personal habits, a judgment standard with obvious individual characteristics is established; the change of usage is tracked in the course of using; constant self-adjusting is carried out to adapt to different groups and individualities; and the bad learning habit reminding method and reminding device are targeted, take a gradual approach for bad state changes, and are easy to accept.

An exemplary method of treating a chronic low back pain condition in a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient at at least one of acupoints BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, and BL26 within the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4 and each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device, the stimulation sessions to the target tissue location in accordance with the duty cycle.

Described herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of skin conditions associated the dysbiosis. Further described herein is the use of metabolites for treatment of dysregulated microbiota in a subject. Such metabolites can be produced by microorganisms present in a higher abundance in the skin of healthy subjects as compared to the skin of a subject having dysbiosis of the skin. In addition, compositions and methods provided herein describe the use of metabolites as part of a combination therapy.

Methods for treating pain, inflammation, and skin conditions comprise exposing at least a portion of the body of a subject having pain, inflammation, or a skin condition to a bioelectromagnetic field having low frequency and low viscosity for a period of time sufficient to treat the pain, inflammation, or skin condition. Bioelectromagnetic fields may be generated by the interaction of an electromagnetic field generated by a device or composition with the natural electromagnetic fields produced by the body. Such generated bioelectromagnetic fields treat the pain, inflammation, and skin conditions.

The invention discloses a chest detection method, an electronic device and a health monitor. The health monitor can be used to detect tissue physiological data of a user's breast and detect whether the physiological state change of the user's breast conforms to a preset abnormal condition according to the tissue physiological data of the user's breast previously obtained and the tissue physiological data of the user's breast currently obtained by the health monitor; and output alarm information when the physiological state change of the user's breast conforms to the preset abnormal condition.The health monitor makes the professional detection of the user's breast simpler and more convenient. Compared with the traditional annual inspection, the invention not only avoids the problem that detection in the hospital is restricted by location and time, but also is more beneficial to the realization of long-term regular monitoring of the user's breast conditions and conducive to early discovery of breast abnormality or lesions, thereby increasing the probability of early discovery of diseases such as breast cancer.

Embodiments herein include a method for detecting a brain condition in a subject. The method can include obtaining a breath sample from the subject and contacting it with a chemical sensor element, where the chemical sensor element includes a plurality of discrete graphene varactors. The method can include sensing and storing capacitance of the discrete graphene varactors to obtain a sample data set and classifying the sample data set into one or more preestablished brain condition classifications. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Systems and methods for use in identifying a brain condition of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a provided method includes constructing a classifier to identify a brain condition of a subject comprising steps of receiving image data obtained from a plurality of subjects, wherein the image data is acquired during an acquisition period following administration of at least one radioactive tracer. The method also includes defining a plurality of brain condition classes using the image data associated with one or more time frames during the acquisition period, and processing the image data to generate signatures corresponding to each of the plurality brain condition classes. The method further includes constructing the classifier using the signatures. The classifier can then be applied to determine a degree to which the subject expresses one or more disease states in order to determine a brain condition of the subject.

Provided herein are amyloid-binding assays that simulate in situ brain conditions by combining binders with various A-beta species on mammalian brain tissue. In general the amyloid-binding assays comprise the steps of (a) contacting a mammalian brain tissue sample with at least one A-beta species; (b) applying a putative binder to the brain tissue sample; and (c) determining whether the putative binder binds to the A-beta species.

This document provides methods and materials related to assessing brain conditions within mammals. For example, methods and materials that can be used to determine whether or not a mammal (e.g., a human) with a brain aneurysm is likely to experience brain aneurysm rupture are provided.

Provided is an ambulance used for first-aid of cerebral apoplexy, comprising a controller, a defibrillator monitor, a CT machine, a wireless communication device, and a GPS device. The defibrillator monitor is electrically connected with the controller, and is used to detect vital signs of a stroke patient, and generate corresponding detection electric signals. The CT machine is electrically connected with the controller, and is used to scan and obtain brain cross-sectional images of the stroke patient. The inner wall of a carriage of the ambulance is provided with an anti-radiation lead layer. The controller is connected with one or more of a mobile phone, a computer, and a monitoring platform through the wireless communication device in a wireless manner, and is used to send the detection electric signals and the brain cross-sectional images to one or more of the mobile phone, the computer, and the monitoring platform through the wireless communication device in real time. The GPS device is electrically connected with the controller. When a patient is in the ambulance, an onboard doctor and a doctor in a hospital can know vital signs of the patient and brain conditions, so as to diagnose the type of cerebral apoplexy and make a diagnosis and treatment scheme, thereby making more rescue time and improving survival rate of the patient.