A new study suggests that a promising noninvasive brain stimulation technique may not function exactly as psychiatrists had ...

Slow breathing and cold plunges promise calm. But real vagus nerve treatments are more complex and still under study.

People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work fine, and the neurons in their brain are still operational, but the damage ...

“To the best of our team's knowledge, this project represents the first time an Alabama medical center has examined deep brain stimulation for depression,” said Matthew Macaluso, D.O., director of the ...

Scientists exploring new ways to address psychopathic traits have found that gentle electrical or magnetic stimulation of the ...

LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) --A battery-powered device often utilized during childbirth that uses electrical impulses to block pain signals was found to improve breathing in patients with obstructive sleep ...

Can electric current spark better memory in people with mild cognitive impairment? Possibly, according to researchers—at least short-term. At the 15th International Conference on Alzheimer's and ...

Brain stimulation therapy is a category of procedures in which electrodes or magnets, usually placed on the scalp or inserted into the brain, are used to treat some neurological disorders or serious ...