For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

For years, Denise Holtzinger struggled with the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Simple tasks like walking or using her hands became nearly impossible as tremors took over her body. But ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved Medtronic’s Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for individuals diagnosed with ...

What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

London - The doctors prepared to carry out the brain surgery, their medical tools laid out. Their patient, wide awake on the operating table, was given an instrument of her own: her clarinet, which ...

Researchers say early deep brain stimulation and emerging therapies could reshape expectations for patients diagnosed in the ...

An experimental brain implant can capture the signals of movement-related brain regions while Parkinson’s patients perform daily activities like walking to the kitchen or strolling through a park, ...

Parkinson's Disease is a movement disorder that affects the nervous system. Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, or DBS, is helping those living with the condition.

Living with a brain disorder often means relying on medication that does not work for everyone and, in some cases, surgery. EU-funded researchers are now investigating whether nanotechnology could one ...

More than one million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease and another 90,000 people are expected to be diagnosed ...

A helmet that looks more like sports gear than surgical equipment is quietly rewriting what is possible in brain medicine. By ...