Working Toward a World Without Parkinson ’s Disease
John L. Lehr is chief executive officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation. By John L. LehrNEW YORK, Jun 27 2017 (IPS)As one expert recently noted, if Parkinson’s were an infectious disease, we would call it an epidemic. Worldwide, 10 million people live with Parkinson’s disease, a number expected to double in the next 20 years. While there is no cure for Parkinson’s and no proven way to slow its progression, there is new reason to hope for a world without Parkinson’s. John L. LehrThe varied symptoms of Parkinson’s – including tremor, slowness, fatigue and cognitive difficulties – develop slowly and progress ove...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: John Lehr Tags: Development & Aid Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Correct connections are crucial
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and W ü rzburg, researchers from Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin have been examining the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkison's disease in an attempt to optimize treatment effectiveness. The results, describing an effective network profile of deep brain stimulation has been reported in the journal Annals of Neurology*. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
First randomized controlled trial of DBS for chronic pain shows promise
(Cleveland Clinic) Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral striatum/anterior limb of the internal capsule is safe and feasible in addressing the affective component of pain in patients with post-stroke pain syndrome.Cleveland Clinic investigators reported findings from the first prospective, randomized, controlled trial of DBS for neuropathic pain in a presentation at the 2017 annual scientific meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The study was also published in the May 2017 issue of Annals of Neurology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Brain-Circuit-Based Therapies for OCD
I say it over and over again when I write about OCD. The evidence-based psychological treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy known as exposure and response prevention (ERP). Medication is helpful for some individuals as well. With proper treatment, most people with OCD will improve.
But what if you don’t? What if, after attempting these traditional therapies, there is no improvement and you are still suffering with severe OCD? While I’ve written before about some people with OCD erroneously being labeled treatment-resistant, there are indeed a small number of people who re...
Source: Psych Central - June 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Janet Singer Tags: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Personal Stories Psychology Psychotherapy Treatment Brain Medicine Nervous System Neuron Neuroscience Ocd Source Type: news
A noninvasive deep brain stimulation technique
Researchers designed a noninvasive way to stimulate cells deep in the brains of mice without affecting surrounding tissue. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - June 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medtronic wins Health Canada nod for SureTune3 DBS software
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it won Health Canada approval for its SureTune3 software designed for programming deep brain stimulation therapy.
The Fridley, Minn.-based company said the DBS Therapy system is licensed by Health Canada for treating diseases such as Parkinsons and for treating symptoms such as tremors through the application of mild electrical stimulation to precise targets in the brain.
The SureTune3 provides patient-specific visualization of lead location and simulated volume of neural activation to aid physicians in decision making during the programming of DBS therapy treatments. Advancements in the ...
Source: Mass Device - June 6, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Regulatory/Compliance Software / IT Medtronic Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for June 6, 2017
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5. Report: Valeant shopping sale of surgical eye biz
Valeant Pharmaceuticals is looking to sell its Bausch & Lomb division’s surgical product assets to Carl Zeiss Meditec, according to a Bloomberg report.
The surgical eye as...
Source: Mass Device - June 6, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for Vercise Gevia DBS
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Vercise Gevia deep-brain stimulation device for treating movement disorder symptoms.
Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific said the new system features programming software called the Vercise Neural Navigator 2 with Stimview, designed to allow physicians to see images of the stimulation field while the Vercise Gevia is configured. The MR-conditional, rechargeable system also has an estimated battery life of 25 years, the company said.
“Five years ago, Boston Scientific was the 1st to bring an 8-contact recharg...
Source: Mass Device - June 6, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Regulatory/Compliance Wall Street Beat Boston Scientific Deep-brain stimulation Source Type: news
'All Scientific Hands On Deck' To End The Opioid Crisis
By Nora Volkow (Director, NIDA) and Francis Collins (Director, NIH)
In 2015, 2 million people had a prescription opioid use disorder and 591,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder; prescription drug misuse alone cost the nation $78.5 billion in health care, law enforcement, and lost productivity. But while the scope of the crisis is staggering, it is not hopeless. We understand opioid addiction better than many other drug use disorders; there are effective strategies that can be implemented right now to save lives and to prevent and treat opioid addiction. At the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, GA las...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers develop non-invasive deep brain stimulation method
Researchers at MIT have developed a new method of electrically stimulating deep brain tissues without opening the skullSince 1997, more than 100,000 Parkinson ’s Disease patients have been treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical technique that involves theimplantation of ultra-thin wire electrodes. The implanted device, sometimes referred to as a ‘brain pacemaker’, delivers electrical pulses to a structure called the subthalamic nucleus, located near the centre of the brain, and effectively alleviates many of the physical symptoms of the disease, such as tremor, muscle rigidity, and slowed movements.DBS...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 1, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Mo Costandi Tags: Science Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Society Medical research Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Scientists develop noninvasive approach to electrical deep brain stimulation
Scientists have developed a way to stimulate deep inside the brain with electrodes on the scalp, removing the need for invasive surgery to implant them. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Scientists develop noninvasive approach to electrical deep brain stimulation
Scientists have developed a way to stimulate deep inside the brain with electrodes on the scalp, removing the need for invasive surgery to implant them. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - June 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation Without Surgery
Using interfering high-frequency currents applied to the surface of the mouse skull, scientists can noninvasively target brain regions buried below the cortical surface. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - June 1, 2017 Category: Science Tags: Daily News,News & Opinion,The Scientist Source Type: news
State of Mind Episode 5: Out of the depths
Vito Randazzo has been suffering from severe depression for 18 years, and after nothing else worked, he turned to deep brain stimulation for help (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleveland Clinic, Boston Sci think deep brain stimulation can treat strokes
Illustration of a deep brain stimulation lead implanted in the cerebellar dentate nucleus for treatment of post-stroke motor deficits. [Image from Cleveland Clinic]The Cleveland Clinic is pioneering deep brain stimulation for stroke recovery, with an ongoing clinical trial to determine if Boston Scientific’s Vercise DBS system improves movement in recovering stroke patients.
Dr. Andre Machado and his team performed the 6-hour deep brain stimulation surgery on Dec. 19, 2016. The procedure implanted electrodes into the cerebellum section of the brain. The deep brain stimulation electrodes emit small electric pulses while c...
Source: Mass Device - May 9, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Biotech Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Boston Scientific Cleveland Clinic deep brain stimulation MedTech Source Type: news
