BRISBANE — Scientists in Australia have discovered that a magnetic brain treatment already used for depression can boost the brain’s capacity to remodel its connections in mice with Alzheimer’s-like ...

According to a study by MIT, new magnetic nanodiscs could offer a much less invasive way to stimulate specific brain regions. This advancement could lead to stimulation treatments that do not require ...

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 ...

Whereas optogenetics, which controls neurons with light, and electrical deep brain stimulation, used to treat Parkinson’s disease, both require the implantation of invasive electrodes into the brain, ...

A research team at the University of Toronto in Canada has developed a set of miniature magnet-powered tools that could revolutionize keyhole brain surgery, offering faster recovery, reduced pain, and ...

Researchers led by Dr. Roberto Goya-Maldonado at the University Medical Center Göttingen have identified a rapid physiological marker that predicts which patients with major depression will respond to ...

University of Newcastle provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or tumours. It’s invasive, ...