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Unique nerve-stimulation device proves effective against epilepsy
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Epilepsy is a common medical condition characterized by convulsions and short periods of confusion. It affects more than 50 million people worldwide. But intractable epilepsy, which affects more than 1 million Americans and ...
Nerve stimulation therapy alleviates pain for chronic headache
Oct 09, 2008 |
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A novel therapy using a miniature nerve stimulator instead of medication for the treatment of profoundly disabling headache disorders improved the experience of pain by 80-95 percent, according to a new study from the University ...
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New drug protects nerve cells from damage in mice
Mar 14, 2008 |
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord. Individuals with MS develop progressive neurological disability, and this is thought to be caused by degradation of the nerve cells. ...
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discover a critical early step of memory formation
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report in the July issue of Neuron how nerve cells in the brain ensure that Arc, a protein critical for memory formation, is made instantly after nerve stimul ...
Coating improves electrical stimulation therapy used for Parkinson's, depression, chronic pain
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, ...
Researchers are developing devices that can help restore bodily movement
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Grasping a cup of coffee and raising it to the mouth is a daily ritual most people take for granted. Yet, for those who have suffered a stroke or injury to the spinal cord, the task can be impossible to perform—until now.
Regions of the brain can rewire themselves
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have succeeded in demonstrating for the first time that the activities of large parts of the brain can be altered ...
Looking at neurons from all sides
Apr 27, 2008 |
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A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at tissues in different optical planes will enable scientists to get a three-dimensional view of neurons or nerve cells as they interact, ...
Scientists figure out how the immune system and brain communicate to control disease
Jul 21, 2008 |
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In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen ...
Researchers Develop Wireless Method of Brain Stimulation
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, wireless method of brain stimulation has the potential to activate specific regions of the brain or restore function to damaged or cut nerves, according to a study by Case Western Reserve ...
New brain stimulation treatment may offer hope for those with treatment resistant depression
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation (EpCS) was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of ...
Light instead of current: Activation of neurons with light by means of semiconductor photoelectrodes
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding the mechanisms by which the brain functions is one of the most complex challenges in science. One important aspect is the electrical conduction of stimuli in nerve cells. In order to study neuronal ...
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