Stanford University School of Medicine neurologist Helen Bronte-Stewart is shown working with a Parkinson's disease patient during clinical trials of a new device to control tremors and other symptoms ...

Pathological changes to synaptic transmission underlie part of the etiology of different neurological and psychiatric diseases including Parkinson’s disease and drug addiction. Deep brain stimulation ...

If a patient's device is turned off by an EMI, the impact may be more than an inconvenience for those who are unaware of this potential phenomenon. Specifically, turning off DBS results in the return ...

Treating mental illness with electricity marries old ideas with modern tech By Aniel Merino, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation Mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder, ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment for various neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It involves surgically implanting an electrode into your ...

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Long-Term Relief For Parkinson's Patients By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants can provide ...

Shortly after obtaining a greenlight in Europe and after more than 10 years in development, Medtronic has now received the FDA’s approval for its adaptive, closed-loop neurostimulation approach to ...

Deep brain stimulation is a surgical brain therapy used to treat symptoms of movement disorders such as dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. Performing over 100 DBS procedures annually, the ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his 60th ...