News tagged with neuromodulation
Mouth device in clinical trials as possible treatment for TBI
The tongue is an amazing organ. Thousands of nerve fibers in it help us eat, drink and swallow. Without them, we would not taste. The tongue helps us speak. Quietly, its surface defends our bodies from germs.
Medical research
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Parkinson's patients advised to seek Deep Brain Stimulation treatment in early stages
People with Parkinson's disease who receive Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy in the early stages of the condition will benefit from a significant increase in quality of life, a revolutionary study from ...
Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Sacral nerve stimulator helps manage chronic incontinence in children
Incontinence is typically a condition associated with adults; however, many children also struggle with incontinence – bladder, bowel or both. In order to help these children, doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Ohio State implants first brain pacemaker to treat Alzheimer's
During a five-hour surgery last October at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Kathy Sanford became the first Alzheimer's patient in the United States to have a pacemaker implanted in her brain. ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Study to test new tinnitus 'treatment'
A new clinical trial is to test whether a pocket-sized device that uses sound simulation to reboot faulty 'wiring' in the brain could cure people with the debilitating hearing disorder tinnitus.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Study compares two types of botulinum toxin for cosmetic use
Not all varieties of botulinum toxin seem to be equally effective in reducing crow's feet wrinkles, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
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Jun 20, 2011 |
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