In past research, Calvert and others in the field have been able to restore control over muscle movement for these patients ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors, body stiffness and other difficulties with ...

A new review article summarizes the wide-ranging, evolving potential of devices that modulate vagus nerve activity.

Neuroscientists at University of Iowa Health Care have demonstrated for the first time that noninvasive brain stimulation can ...

In both traditional acupuncture theory and modern medical experience, acupoints are central to therapeutic outcomes, yet their biological nature has remained controversial. Conventional models assume ...

Rehabilitation Specialists of Monroe introduced vagus nerve stimulation to support stress and pain recovery, the clinic said.

A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in vagus nerve stimulation. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection ...

Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin ...