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Controlling the precise timing of electrical pulses may offer promise for treating mild traumatic brain injury
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Controlling the precise timing of electrical pulses may offer promise for treating mild traumatic brain injury

JUNE 11, 2024 by Virginia Tech Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn awkward beat doesn’t help on the dance floor, but it could help people who are recovering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Publishing in the Journal of Neurotrauma, Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC show that specifying the timing pattern...

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Electrical pulses to the back of the neck found to restore breathing after drug use

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Breathing difficulties are the main cause of death following opioid use. In the UK, the number of adults entering treatment for opioid use was 140,863 in 2020/211 and opioid use remains a significant cause of premature death, contributing to 3,726 drug-related deaths last year1. Opioid misuse causes death by supressing respiratory activity. New...