WASHINGTON -- Dr. Demetrius Lopes snaked a thin wire with a tiny magnet on its tip into an artery in Paul Kelsey's groin and threaded it all the way up into his brain. Aided by a helmet-shaped magnet ...

As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including major depression. Current methods ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Image mapping out an injured or impaired brain to see what needs to be fixed, then using magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to help it heal. Some patients ...

Not only is depression a debilitating disease, but it is also widespread. Approximately 20 million adult Americans experience at least one episode of depression per year. One promising treatment for ...

Using nano-MIND technology, higher-order brain functions such as emotions, sociability, and survival instincts in animals can be freely regulated through selective control of specific neurons and ...

Scientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells; researchers say the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the ...

Compared with sham treatment, personalised repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the precuneus over 52 weeks led to a reduction in cognitive decline by 52% and functional decline by ...

A University of Iowa research team is aiming to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress ...

Scientists on Long Island are set to start a study that could help determine whether magnetic brain stimulation can help people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The Feinstein Institutes for ...

Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or tumours. It’s invasive, risky, and it takes a long time for the patient to recover. We have developed ...