As the surgeon general has stated, we are in a mental health crisis. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. And a major challenge is that depression can be difficult to treat, ...

Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, researchers report ...

Magnetic brain stimulation is an up-and-coming technology and its purveyors seek to apply it to new diseases nearly as fast as they can be diagnosed. The latest comer to the party is Israeli-based ...

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 ...

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 ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine may have discovered another way to treat cigarette cravings through a therapy called theta-burst transcranial magnetic ...

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 ...

A study of individuals with tobacco use disorder in China reported that a five-day course of repetitive transcranial magnetic ...

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 ...