Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, ...
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Abbott’s brain stimulation trial for depression kicks off at Mount Sinai
New York City’s Mount Sinai has become the first hospital in the US to perform a deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation ...
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Mount Sinai Pioneers Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
A team of experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has become the first in the United States to perform a ...
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Building Brains and Resilience at SXSW
Now, however, stem cells are changing the equation – allowing scientists to effectively re-create the human brain inside a ...
The Fastest-Growing Brain Disease Is Set to Double – Are We Prepared?
Parkinson’s disease is set to rise dramatically, with cases expected to more than double by 2050, largely due to an aging ...
Key brain discovery could revolutionize Alzheimer’s treatment: ‘Rare opportunity’
Scientists have long been racking their brains for ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia.
Should I keep going? Brain switchboard provides insights into perseverance, exploration and disengagement
Researchers have revealed neural circuits in the brainstem that are crucially involved in implementing decisions by ...