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Chinese BCI startup StairMed closes $72.8M financing led by Alibaba

Shanghai-based StairMed closed RMB 500 million (~$72.8M) in a round led by Alibaba with participation from Tencent and other investors, bringing the company’s funding to over RMB 1.1 billion in the past year and targeting mid-2026 large-scale clinical development.

3 Apr 2026

Fenfluramine reduces hard-to-treat seizures in three girls with Rett syndrome

A small retrospective case series in Epilepsy & Behavior reports that fenfluramine reduced seizures in three of four girls with MECP2-related Rett syndrome, with two families also reporting functional and communication gains; authors call for larger controlled trials.

2 Apr 2026

Rewiring the Future: ETSU maps circuits that may curb autonomic dysreflexia

ETSU researchers led by Matthew Zahner say they are using chemogenetics and viral microinjections to map circuits that control autonomic function after spinal cord injury and report that targeted locus coeruleus stimulation can inhibit stress responses and lower blood pressure, according to an ETSU profile.

2 Apr 2026

Conference urges nerve‑centric view of endometriosis and flags vagus‑nerve approaches

At this year’s Endometriosis Foundation of America conference, clinicians pushed a nerve‑centric model for endometriosis pain and spotlighted the vagus nerve and vagus‑nerve stimulation as potential therapeutic avenues, while urging better presurgical mapping and complete excision.

2 Apr 2026

Parkinson's patient shows improvement after DBS at KGMU

A 50-year-old Parkinson's patient with a nearly 25-year disease history showed clinical improvement after deep brain stimulation at King George's Medical University on March 25; the surgery involved KGMU neurosurgeons and visiting experts from NIMHANS.

1 Apr 2026

Former Bloomfield Hills teacher regains function after deep brain stimulation for essential tremor

Retired Bloomfield Hills teacher Mark Honeyman had his three‑year‑old deep brain stimulation implant replaced at Henry Ford Health after receiving DBS for essential tremor in 2022. The surgery and replacement restored daily function and inspired a short documentary, "Still Honeyman."

1 Apr 2026

Technical description outlines ultrasound-guided bilateral hydrodissection of cervical sympathetic chain and vagus nerves

A new technical description lays out an ultrasound-guided, bilateral simultaneous hydrodissection technique targeting the cervical sympathetic chain and vagus nerves, with anatomical mapping and stepwise sonographic guidance. The report is procedural and does not include clinical outcomes.

1 Apr 2026

Randomized head-to-head TMS trial: medial prefrontal target produced larger anxiety drops than conventional DLPFC in comorbid depression

A phase 2 randomized trial (NCT04604210) found neuronavigated TMS to a dorsomedial prefrontal cortex target reduced anxiety more than a conventional left DLPFC target in patients with major depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety; both targets produced similar depression improvements.

31 Mar 2026

Duke-led simulations show skull‑conforming flexible ultrasound arrays sharpen subcortical tFUS targeting

A Duke University simulation study (npj Acoustics, 30 Mar 2026) finds skull‑conforming flexible ultrasound arrays can produce smaller foci, higher peak pressure and lower sidelobes than a semi‑spherical array for ~4 cm subcortical targets; results come from MRI‑derived head models and are computational only.

31 Mar 2026

Lantern-shaped ventricular BCI records stable deep-brain signals and decodes rat memory with 98% accuracy

A Tsinghua University team placed an expandable, lantern‑shaped electrode inside the lateral ventricle. In rats the ventricular BCI recorded stable signals for up to six months and decoded memory‑guided T‑maze choices with up to 98% accuracy.

31 Mar 2026

Whoop raises $575 million at $10.1 billion valuation

Whoop raised $575 million at a $10.1 billion valuation in a round led by Collaborative Fund, with participation from the Qatar Investment Authority and athletes LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo. The company makes a 24/7 wristband that tracks HRV, blood pressure and blood oxygen and has shifted from an elite-athlete focus toward broader consumer health.

31 Mar 2026

BrainPatch CSO Dr Serhii Tukaiev Presents at EPA 2026 in Prague

BrainPatch’s Chief Science Officer, Dr Serhii Tukaiev, presented the company’s latest neurotechnology research at the European Congress of Psychiatry 2026 in Prague, marking his continued contribution to one of Europe’s leading mental health forums.

28 Mar 2026

BrainPatch Strengthens Asia Ties: CEO Dr Nickolai Vysokov Meets Leave a Nest in Singapore

Continuing its series of strategic meetings across Asia, BrainPatch’s CEO Dr Nickolai Vysokov held discussions with Leave a Nest, a leading Japanese deep-tech platform, to explore future collaboration in neurotechnology and regional innovation.

28 Mar 2026

Market report projects closed-loop neuromodulation processors will reach $4.63 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company forecasts the closed-loop neuromodulation processor market will reach $4.63 billion by 2030 (12.9% CAGR), citing AI-driven adaptive processors, wearable controllers and telemedicine integration; the report also highlights Medtronic's Feb 2025 FDA approvals and a 2023 Amber–Bioinduction acquisition.

28 Mar 2026

Cortical beta rhythms encode motor and uncertainty signals; beta‑frequency rTMS shortens reaction time

A 2026 EEG‑rTMS study in 24 adults shows cortical beta oscillations separately encode uncertainty and movement preparation, and that beta‑frequency rTMS—especially when started at the beta trough—shortens reaction times and reduces beta desynchronisation.

28 Mar 2026

Paradromics launches APEX partnership program to pair Connexus BCI with academic labs

Paradromics launched an APEX Partnership Program to connect academic BCI researchers with its Connexus implantable interface; the FDA-approved Connect-One study aims to begin the first surgery in H1 2026.

28 Mar 2026
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