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MIT researchers develop wireless system to power devices implanted deep inside human body

MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be used to deliver drugs, monitor conditions inside the body, or treat disease by stimulating the brain with electricity or light.

5 Jun 2018

New brain implant may help treat Parkinson's disease

Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led researchers to look for ways to improve the technique.

30 May 2018

Slower rates of stimulation may be more effective in brain therapy, suggests research

One of the promising non-invasive brain therapeutic methods is the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. During such a procedure, a magnetic coil is placed near the head of the patient and a magnetic pulse is transmitted to a specific damaged region of the brain.

23 May 2018

Brain stimulation shows promise in treating obesity by reducing food cravings

Stimulating the brain to alter its intrinsic reward system shows promise in the treatment of obesity, according to results presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018.

21 May 2018

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for drug addiction, researchers at Medical University of South Carolina are the first to demonstrate that the noninvasive brain stimulation technique can dampen brain activity in response to drug cues in chronic alcohol users and chronic cocaine users.

15 May 2018

Non-invasive brain stimulation may improve fine motor movement in stroke patients

Stroke is common and accompanied by complex disabilities--such as lower and upper limb disability, speech impairment, and chronic post-stroke pain.

11 May 2018

Brain stimulation may offer new way to prevent suicide in people with hard-to-treat depression

A specific kind of brain stimulation is effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant portion of people with hard-to-treat depression, according to a new CAMH study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

3 May 2018

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

3 May 2018

Cedars-Sinai research sheds light on how the brain rapidly forms new memories

Research from Cedars-Sinai sheds light on how the human brain rapidly forms new memories, providing insights into potential new treatments for memory disorders.

2 May 2018

Lightning may pose potential danger to patients receiving deep brain stimulation

Patients receiving deep brain stimulation are warned that their neurostimulators may dysfunction when confronted by electromagnetic fields that can be generated by particular electrical devices found at work, home, and in the hospital.

2 May 2018

System designed to enable the control of animal cells using light

Scientists have developed a system of design principles for controlling cells, tissues or entire limbs using silicon-based photostimulation.

2 May 2018

Parkinson's disease pivotal trial treats first patient using focused ultrasound

The first patient in a multicenter pivotal trial using focused ultrasound to address the major motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease has been treated at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

27 Apr 2018

Deep brain stimulation offers relief to UTHealth patient with treatment-resistant depression

For Shannon Paige McCann, the thought of having brain surgery – which would frighten most – paled in significance to the depression that had dragged her down most of her life.

18 Apr 2018

The brain fights neurodegenerative diseases by shifting resources

The brain continues to put up a fight even as neurodegenerative diseases like dementia damage certain areas and functions. In fact, recent findings in a Baycrest-University of Arizona study suggest that one method the brain uses to counter these diseases is the reassigning of tasks to different regions.

11 Apr 2018

Brain Stimulation News and Research

MIT researchers develop wireless system to power devices implanted deep inside human body

New brain implant may help treat Parkinson's disease

Slower rates of stimulation may be more effective in brain therapy, suggests research

Brain stimulation shows promise in treating obesity by reducing food cravings

Study lays foundation for treating drug, alcohol addicts with noninvasive brain stimulation

Non-invasive brain stimulation may improve fine motor movement in stroke patients

Brain stimulation may offer new way to prevent suicide in people with hard-to-treat depression

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

Cedars-Sinai research sheds light on how the brain rapidly forms new memories

Lightning may pose potential danger to patients receiving deep brain stimulation

System designed to enable the control of animal cells using light

Parkinson's disease pivotal trial treats first patient using focused ultrasound

Deep brain stimulation offers relief to UTHealth patient with treatment-resistant depression

The brain fights neurodegenerative diseases by shifting resources

Researchers measure whether transcranial direct current stimulation generates EFs in deep brain areas

Neuroscientists move closer to developing tools for deciphering brain function

Study: Younger adults show memory improvement from brain stimulation, not older people

Researchers use upconversion nanoparticles to understand brain functions

New study to test safety, efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat Parkinson's disease

Deep TMS technology reduces symptoms of fatigue in MS patients

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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