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New wearable that tracks blood flow to the brain

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maple said:
Very exciting work, but why only one person tested? I’m concerned by this. Rigorous scientists generally don’t advertise the results from one person when it would be quite easy to replicate the experiment. So let’s stay tuned for more data.
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It is a poster presentation, and this type of very preliminary, less formal publication style is considered appropriate in that context. Posters are aimed at generating discussion or airing ideas, especially at conferences. Other less formal publications include case studies, research letters, and letters to the editor.

Apart from sharing something the authors are excited about, this is a way for them to get other scientists interested and inspired to study the same topic. I imagine they could also use the poster to help them make funding applications to do a peer-reviewed study with a suitable number of subjects and controls, not because results from one person mean anything, but by demonstrating how their idea can work and its potential.

The authors state in the Discussion section: “This is a n-of-1 proof of concept study. A subsequent larger study is being planned to verify this phenomenon in more individuals experiencing PEM.”
 
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Financial asistance applications are open now. If you signed up to be on the email list, you should have had a notification. If you didn’t, but are interested, details are here:
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Apllications are open until August 24, 2024. US 50 States residents only.

This is just the first round of financial assistance. There will probably be further application opportunities, depending on how it goes and future donations.

Also, keep in mind that the company plans to release a medical version of the device once the health wearable version is established. Presumably this will be a device that can be loaned out like a Holter monitor, or used to take readings regularly at your doctor’s office. It may even become possible to purchase one for home use, like you can now purchase a blood pressure monitor.

That part is all some years in the future, but as Dr Peter Rowe said, “It’s the missing vital sign”.

All very exciting and I wish it were all here right now :)
 
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In a recent webinar, the co-founder mentioned that the staff have begun work on a submission to the FDA for a medical diagnostic version of the device. This work is at a preliminary stage, but is exciting because it will lead to a medical version that can be used in autonomic laboratories and specialists’ offices as well as perhaps being lent out like a Holter monitor.

The webinar also showed the research version of the device, which has a long battery life and is not linked to a smartphone app. Scientists will be able to use this version for research, and indeed a few scientists and specialists have already dipped a toe in the water and are keen to do more.

It is a fairly long webinar and I haven’t watched it all. These were just the snippets that caught my attention.

 
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