How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies
1 hour ago Share Save Janine Machin East of England technology correspondent, in Cambridge Share Save
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 in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives of others. Dr Flora Faure is gently fitting him with a small black cap that looks like a swimming cap, or something a rugby forward might wear. It is covered with hexagonal lumps, containing technology that monitors how his brain is working. Researchers at the Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge say they are the first in the world to trial a new technique that could speed up diagnosis and care for children with conditions such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy and learning difficulties.
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