Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for more than three decades to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Today, ...

In 2006 executives within the Neurological division at Medtronic were trying to determine how to get a new innovative deep brain stimulation therapy to a standard of care. Medtronic had been very ...

DEEP brain stimulation may improve quality of life in treatment-refractory OCD, but social and independence challenges often ...

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person ...

A study by UNIGE, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, has significantly improved the accuracy of a noninvasive brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep brain stimulation therapy has helped two patients with spinal cord injuries regain some movement. Photo by Adobe ...

The INTREPID study group, a team of 49 researchers from 30 academic and medical institutions, reports on sustained five-year benefits from subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for more than three decades to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Researchers in Lausanne have developed a novel brain pacemaker designed to provide more targeted support for Parkinson’s ...

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 ...

The lateral hypothalamus (LH) plays a key role in regulating energy balance and appetite, making it a potential target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obesity. In this study, ...

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the superolateral medial forebrain bundle has shown promising long-term anti-depressant effects in treatment-resistant depression patients, although the mechanisms are ...