Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of ...

A new clinical trial shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) improved symptoms in half of adults with treatment-resistant depression, with one-third reaching remission.

“Deep brain stimulation shows real promise at tackling treatment-resistant depression, which can have a huge impact on people ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Dr. Paul Koch discusses deep brain stimulation research and the treatment of disease. This is an in-depth interview with Dr. Paul Koch, assistant professor with the Virginia Commonwealth University ...

“The only thing I’ll slightly complain about — and it’s very vain — I only wish the batteries in your chest didn’t show up so much,” says Patient 001. There is an intense physicality to deep brain ...

Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental health problems worldwide. The post Half of patients with ...

Medtronic Inc. won the first U.S. regulatory approval for an implanted device that delivers electrical signals to the brain to suppress symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Food and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Parkinson's disease disrupts the chemistry of the brain, progressively hampering a person's movements. Deep brain stimulation, which uses electric pulses, can often get patients ...

He is the first paediatric patient with GNAO1 in Asia to undergo the procedure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...