An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

Neuroscientists at University of Iowa Health Care have demonstrated for the first time that noninvasive brain stimulation can alter the activity of a critical deep brain region involved in emotion and ...

Electricity is the brain’s language. For a decade, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and philanthropy have enabled UC San Francisco physician-scientists to decipher this language and use ...

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) provides lasting benefits for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), with sustained improvements in movement and quality of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New ultrasound helmet precisely targets deep brain regions without surgery, opening doors for research and treatment of brain ...

While Parkinson's has traditionally been associated with older age, specialists say a growing number of younger patients are ...

Neuroscientists at University of Iowa Health Care have demonstrated for the first time that noninvasive brain stimulation can alter the activity of a critical deep brain region involved in emotion and ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors, body stiffness and other difficulties with ...

A multi-center clinical trial is now enrolling patients to test whether surgically implanted electrodes delivering continuous electrical pulses to a specific brain region can relieve depression that ...

DBS isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s disease. The treatment works by sending mild electrical signals to a targeted portion of the ...

Parkinson's disease affects 8.5 million globally and poses a significant global disease burden. Dr Vinit Banga, a neurologist, explains how surgical interventions are improving the quality of life ...