by Chris Lane, University College London Electrodes being attached for electrical stimulation. Credit: Imperial College London / Thomas Angus A team involving UCL researchers have used electrical pulses to help suppress the tremors typically found in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. In a paper published in Nature Communications, the scientists report their new way of suppressing the brain waves underpinning tremors,...
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implanted in early stage Parkinson’s disease decreases the risk of disease progression and the need to prescribe multiple drugs to patients simultaneously, according to a five-year outcomes study of 30 patients released in the July 2020, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy...
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Diffusion tractography uses the movement of water molecules to identify tracts that connect different parts of the brain. It can be used to pinpoint the part of the thalamus to treat with focused ultrasound. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target a small...
This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. Researchers have found a way to create a super-inhibitor that effectively stops the development of Parkinsons by using the Parkinson disease itself as an active building block. Various neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s are closely linked to the...
A new “pacemaker” for the brain developed by engineers from the University of California, Berkeley, may help prevent debilitating seizures and tremors in patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and epilepsy. Wireless Pacemaker For The Brain The device known as WAND, which stands for wireless artefact-free neuromodulation device, works by monitoring the brain‘s electrical activity and delivering electrical stimulation once it detects something is off. The device called WAND offers hope for patients with neurological conditions who suffer from...
When worn twice a day for a month, at home, tremor severity reduces by 89.5% After wearing the device just once, 65% of patients report tremor improvement One wear is also enough for 27% of sufferers to better carry out daily activities Device stimulates two key nerve networks in the wrist, disrupting tremors No participants...
In trials on laboratory monkeys, researchers were able to restore nerve cells In humans, the disease causes a loss of neurons, which affects movement Experts hailed the findings of the Japanese study to be ‘extremely promising’ A pioneering new stem cell treatment with the ‘potential to cure Parkinson’s disease’ has been crafted by researchers. In...
A million people currently suffer from uncontrollable shaking in Britain It can affect different parts of the body including the hands, legs and voice box Tremors are caused by faulty circuits parts of the brain controlling movement Selwyn Lucas, 53, underwent new ultrasound treatment to cure his tremors A million Britons suffer from uncontrollable shaking....
