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Revolutionary Swimming Cap Monitors Newborn Brain Activity

11/7/2025

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The Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge is trialing a swimming cap that uses light and ultrasound to monitor brain activity in newborns.
The device aims to improve diagnosis and care for cerebral palsy and epilepsy and has advantages over MRI and cranial ultrasound, including comfort and frequent testing, according to Dr. Alexis Joannides, a consultant neurosurgeon.
Parents Stani Georgieva and Thomas Starnes support their son Theo's participation in the trial.

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The Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge is trialing a swimming cap that uses light and ultrasound to monitor brain activity in newborns.
The device aims to improve diagnosis and care for cerebral palsy and epilepsy and has advantages over MRI and cranial ultrasound, including comfort and frequent testing, according to Dr. Alexis Joannides, a consultant neurosurgeon.
Parents Stani Georgieva and Thomas Starnes support their son Theo's participation in the trial.