Neuromodulation

Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely...

Ilika and Cirtec Medical announce today that they have deepened and broadened their relationship by entering into a memorandum of understanding, which outlines the transfer of Stereax mm-scale battery manufacturing to Cirtec's facility in Lowell, MA.

Brain implants can help paralyzed people move and minimally conscious people speak. But if we don't address complicated ethical questions now, we could risk serious consequences.

WOBURN, Mass., May 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) De Novo...

The med-tech connection between Minnesota and Australia keeps expanding, building on a history of shared specialties.

A smartphone-enabled device could help migraine sufferers who want to cut back on medications.

A newly FDA-approved form of adaptive deep-brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease adjusts electrical stimulation in real time based on an individual's brain signals, improving symptom control and reducing medication dependence. Scientific American: For decades, Keith Krehbiel took high dos...

The closed-loop system dynamically self-adjusts DBS therapy to individual brain activity in real time, providing personalized neuromodulation that responds to the patient's changing needs.

Researchers at the Center for Nanomedicine within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Yonsei University in South Korea have unveiled a technology that can manipulate specific regions of the brain using magnetic fields, potentially unlocking the secrets of high-level brain functions such as cognition, emotion, and motivation.

Migraine treatment and prevention is challenging in any population, but some present even more difficulties.

Musk has said his brain implant company, Neuralink, will make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and eventually turn people into cyborgs. But the firm still struggles to secure clinical-trial approval for the relatively modest goal of helping disabled people type.

Spinal cord stimulation is commonly used for complex pain or spinal cord surgery, but research shows no reduction in opioid use, high costs and complication rates compared with conventional medical therapy.

Dr. Jason Wei joined Full Range Spine & Ortho in September as physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) and spine pain specialist.

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The 16th annual conference, convening September 6-9, offers an expansive multidisiplinary agenda that includes expansive sessions covering intervention, including the latest in regenerative medicine, ketamine, back surgery, neuromodulation, nerve stimulation, and more!

New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.

The practice update includes how to approach symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the clinic, personalized diagnosis related to GERD symptoms, and precision management.

Women with overactive bladder are frequently frustrated with treatment, which leads to discontinuation of therapy. Asynchronous telehealth visits keep women engaged in follow-up care, accelerates trials of different medications and reinforces behavioral changes. The women in this pilot study reported improvement in symptoms and high satisfaction with asynchronous visits.

A teenage math prodigy designed a use-anywhere neuromodulation device to ease his sister's chronic pain.

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- US Pain, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to transforming chronic pain management, officially launches today, bringing new hope to...