The computer-delivered therapy is designed to improve speed and effectiveness of eye movements to better compensate for visual field loss.
The program called NeuroEyeCoach can be considered to be the first evidence based registered medical device accessible to patients at home or in clinical settings.
Published in academic journal Biomed Research International, is a report of a collaborative study between researchers in Aberdeen, LMU University of Munich and University of Verona showing that NeuroEyeCoach is an effective compensatory approach for those with visual field loss after stroke.

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THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation -- a technique that sends targeted electrical impulses to certain areas of the brain -- may help people who've had a traumatic brain injury gain more independence, a new study suggests.
"Traumatic brain injury is a common condition with over 80,000 new cases of disability each year," said Dr. Ali Rezai. He's director of the Neurological Institute at Ohio State University in Columbus.
"There are few treatment options to help these individuals. The outcomes of this study demonstrate, however, improvements in disability, functional outcomes, independence, behavioral and emotional regulation, and self-control after two years with DBS [deep brain stimulation] treatment," Rezai said.

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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new medical software applications as devices that help physicians assess a patient’s cognitive function following a possible concussion.
According to the FDA, the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) and ImPACT Pediatric are the first such medical devices permitted for marketing in the U.S. to inform clinical decisions. 
Such tools are considered important because it’s difficult to diagnose and treat a concussion or other traumatic brain injuries.

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California medical researchers are cautiously optimistic about a new ultrasound procedure that could help people suffering from brain injuries.
Science Daily reports researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles successfully used a new ultrasound treatment to jump-start a 25-year-old coma victim’s brain. They said the young man has made “remarkable progress” with the treatment.
In a report published in the journal “Brain Stimulation,” the UCLA team said the treatment may be successful in treating severe brain injury. To treat the young man, they used a small device that creates low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsations to target and stimulate specific parts of the brain, according to the report. They placed the device next to his head for 30-second bursts over a 10-minute period, the report explained.

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About 17 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year. It can be caused by a bump, blow or jolt. But the brain can also suffer when it's not being used effectively, and now doctors are using technology that's behind 3D movies and video games to find out what is going on inside the body's command center.

Needlepoint usually keeps Sharon Boggs on point. But after she retired she got off her mark, so did her brain.

"I was having difficulty finding words that I wanted to use," she said. "I was hesitating in just my conversation."

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KTHV) — Follow Nicholas Jay Olson through his day at a Toyota dealership in his hometown of Hot Springs, and you would hardly believe he has struggled with the notorious aftereffects of his time in the military.
“Headaches, lack of sleep, hypertension, a lot of things come into play,” Olson said, describing his symptoms after leaving the Navy in 2003.
He served for 5 years overseas and stateside, suffering serious head injuries along the way, but he appears all put together. That image belies a decade-long struggle.

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New brain scanning software being developed by the University of Aberdeen could save the lives of soldiers on the front line, experts believe.
The portable ultrasound scanner is aimed at better detecting injuries such as bleeding on the brain.
The team is working on the technology with the Ministry of Defence's science and technology laboratory (DSTL).
The device - much smaller than an MRI scanner - would create a 3D model of the brain on location.

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Patients' lives could be saved or improved by new technology that enables medics to scan for bleeding in the brain using ultrasound.
The novel head-scanning technology could aid the diagnosis of brain injuries.Software being developed by the University of Aberdeen and funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's (Dstl) Centre for Defence Enterprise- part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence - could help battlefield medics create 3-D models of soldiers brains while on location, which can then be sent to an expert for swift diagnosis.
The technology is still at an early stage of development but has already been trialed on real hospital patients to test its viability.

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(CNN) — It’s one of those early stage animal studies that’s just too cool not to talk about.
Researchers have implanted chips holding tiny electronic sensors and wires in the brains of rats that will melt away once they are no longer needed. The hope is that someday the use of these dissolving sensors could eliminate the need for large, bulky externally hardwired systems that leave human patients open to infection, bleeding and allergic reactions.

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It's been more than six years since Nick Verron was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver in Boscombe.
At the time doctors thought he would never be able to talk or walk again.
But Nick, who is now 31 and now living independently, has been appointed as lead ambassador for Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital after taking unaided steps.

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