Neuroscience
Could electrode 'pulses' cut back, leg pain without drugs?
A new approach to spinal cord stimulation may drastically reduce chronic back pain, a small pilot study suggests.
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Neuroscience
Researchers evoke sense of touch through brain implant electrodes
In a first-in-human study, researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research elicited the sense of touch through a minimally-invasive electrode brain implant. This research, published recently in Brain Stimulation, ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Neuroscience
Low-power electrical stimulation could aid stroke rehabilitation
Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in Korea have developed a new electrical brain stimulation technique that could improve the recovery of patients from strokes. Described in Scientific ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Neuroscience
Key brain region involved in more than locomotion, finding may improve Parkinson's treatments
For decades, a key brain area called the mesencephalic locomotor region has been thought to merely regulate locomotion. Now, researchers in Silvia Arber's group have shown that the region is involved in much more than walking, ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study
A tiny, implantable carbon fiber electrode developed at the University of Michigan and demonstrated in rats has the potential to provide a long-term brain-computer interface that can capture the scope and nuance of electrical ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Use of self-applied TENS device at home can relieve migraine pain
(HealthDay)—A portable, disposable, and home self-applied transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device is effective for reducing pain among patients with migraine, according to a study published online May ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Research lays groundwork for restoring lost oral functions with pacemaker-like devices
Even the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 muscles of the mouth. The loss of function of even one of these, due to disease or injury, can be extremely debilitating. For these people, ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Medical research
Electric shock device boosts focus and energy in sleep deprived soldiers
A hand-held device could help reduce fatigue and improve multi-tasking abilities in sleep-deprived individuals by passing an electrical current to the vagus nerve through the skin of the neck, according to a paper published ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices
By delivering small electrical pulses directly to the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ease tremors associated with Parkinson's disease or help relieve chronic pain. The technique works well for many patients, but ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
After 15 years, deep brain stimulation still effective in people with Parkinson's
Deep brain stimulation continues to be effective in people with Parkinson's disease 15 years after the device is implanted, according to a study published in the June 2, 2021, online issue of Neurology.
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