Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, ...
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Abbott’s brain stimulation trial for depression kicks off at Mount Sinai
New York City’s Mount Sinai has become the first hospital in the US to perform a deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation ...
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Mount Sinai Pioneers Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
A team of experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has become the first in the United States to perform a ...
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Building Brains and Resilience at SXSW
Now, however, stem cells are changing the equation – allowing scientists to effectively re-create the human brain inside a ...
The Fastest-Growing Brain Disease Is Set to Double – Are We Prepared?
Parkinson’s disease is set to rise dramatically, with cases expected to more than double by 2050, largely due to an aging ...