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Scientists have given blind nerve cells the ability to detect light

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have given "blind" nerve cells the ability to detect light, paving the way for an innovative therapy that could restore sight to those who have lost it through disease.

24 Nov 2004

New study examines whiplash injuries

If you happen to be looking left or right when your car is rear-ended, you could be lucky enough to avoid the headache of whiplash.

23 Nov 2004

Research speeds development of brain-controlled devices that may allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs

New research is speeding the development of brain-controlled devices that may soon allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs.

28 Oct 2004

Deep brain stimulation could help alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms on both sides of the body

For many patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation can mean the difference between having difficulty walking and being able to run.

22 Oct 2004

Groundbreaking new study that may help stroke patients regain greater use of their hands or arms

The trial showed that study participants – stroke survivors suffering impaired hand or arm movement – who underwent physical rehabilitation accompanied by motor cortex stimulation showed greater improvement than participants who received physical rehabilitation alone.

21 Oct 2004

Collaborative research will help bring hope to Americans who are losing their sight to degenerative retinal diseases

A collaborative research and development agreement signed today between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Second Sight LLC will help bring hope to hundreds of thousands of Americans who are losing their sight to degenerative retinal diseases.

18 Oct 2004

Single protein appears central to the formation of the long-term memories

Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have discovered that a single protein appears central to the formation of the long-term memories.

16 Oct 2004

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

In March 2002, Brown University researchers published an astounding piece of science. Three rhesus monkeys, they reported, could control a computer cursor without their hands. They used their minds instead.

10 Oct 2004

Background noises don't just cover up conversation, they may actually scramble brain activity

The insight from experiments with rats could influence the design of hearing devices, MP3 music players and virtually any audio transmission technology, say the scientists.

5 Oct 2004

Acupuncture more effective at reducing nausea and vomiting after major breast surgery than the leading medication

The researchers also found that patients who underwent the 5,000-year-old Chinese practice reported decreased postoperative pain and increased satisfaction with their postoperative recovery. In conducting the trial, the researchers also demonstrated that the pressure point they stimulated possesses previously unknown pain-killing properties.

22 Sep 2004

Oral appliances effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of reductions or cessation in breathing during sleep. Millions of Americans, both men and women, have this medical problem

18 Sep 2004

Mastoidectomy does not decrease the possibility that young patients will develop a middle ear infection

Performing a mastoidectomy, a group of operations on the temporal bone and middle ear to drain, expose, or remove an infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic lesion, during cochlear implantation for young children does not decrease the possibility that the young patient will develop a middle ear infection.

17 Sep 2004

Study compares coblation tonsillectomy to traditional method of removing tonsils

Tonsillectomy remains one of the most common childhood surgeries with an increasing number of the surgeries being done to treat obstructive sleep apnea or sleep disordered breathing.

17 Sep 2004

Investigating how young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder process sound

Mary-Claire Hanlon, a Psychology Honours student at the University of Newcastle under the supervision of Dr Frini Karayanidis and Associate Professor Ulrich Schall, is recruiting participants for the study investigating the role of sound and dopaminergic mechanisms (brain chemicals) in people with ADHD.

12 Aug 2004

New screening tool prevents wrong patients from receiving Parkinson's surgery

The allure of a new brain surgery technique to relieve the stiffness and shaking caused by Parkinson’s disease may lead to unnecessary operations, University of Florida researchers say, but a new screening tool they developed could prevent potentially dangerous procedures.

9 Aug 2004

$Surgeons implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy$

Electrode News and Research

Scientists have given blind nerve cells the ability to detect light

New study examines whiplash injuries

Research speeds development of brain-controlled devices that may allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs

Deep brain stimulation could help alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms on both sides of the body

Groundbreaking new study that may help stroke patients regain greater use of their hands or arms

Collaborative research will help bring hope to Americans who are losing their sight to degenerative retinal diseases

Single protein appears central to the formation of the long-term memories

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

Background noises don't just cover up conversation, they may actually scramble brain activity

Acupuncture more effective at reducing nausea and vomiting after major breast surgery than the leading medication

Oral appliances effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea

Mastoidectomy does not decrease the possibility that young patients will develop a middle ear infection

Study compares coblation tonsillectomy to traditional method of removing tonsils

Investigating how young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder process sound

New screening tool prevents wrong patients from receiving Parkinson's surgery

Surgeons implant a new investigational neurostimulator in a patient with medically refractory epilepsy

How would we feed astronauts on a mission to Mars?

Innovative research to apply microwave energy to the treatment of potentially deadly heart rhythm disorders

Low back pain research using surface electromyography (SEMG) technology

New clues into the mystery of the brain’s ultra-complicated cells known as neurons

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