An update to the traditional deep brain stimulation device enables adaptive pulses of electricity that help to lessen the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and inform future research University of ...

For Abbott, good things come in tiny packages. The devicemaker’s Liberta RC implant—the smallest rechargeable, remote programming-equipped deep brain stimulation system not just in Abbott’s portfolio, ...

New closed-loop system self-adjusts DBS therapy to individual brain activity in real time; the largest commercial launch of brain-computer interface technology ever There is no cure for debilitating ...

Combining virtual reality and non-invasive deep-brain electrical stimulation, researchers have improved healthy individuals’ spatial memory – the kind that helps you remember where you left the car ...

Before his deep brain stimulation procedure, Parkinson’s disease patient Frank Maver could not drive his car or get out of a chair without assistance. After the procedure he says, “my life has ...

Medicare covers deep brain stimulation (DBS) for eligible people diagnosed with essential tremors or idiopathic Parkinson’s disease to help reduce tremors and improve daily activities. To qualify for ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are talk ...

Five years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital in Massachusetts. After treatment with targeted deep brain stimulation, she hopes to walk out soon and, for the first ...

Share on Pinterest A small study shows that deep brain stimulation may help improve cognition in people with traumatic brain injury. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images As many as 69 million ...