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NEWCASTLE — Craig Overman has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease since 2015, but in the past year, he decided to participate in a trial of the deep brain stimulation technology provided by Abbott Laboratories, a medical device company. DBS “is a process that sends electrical impulses to parts of your brain that aren’t working properly, …

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If you had peeked into Robert Reinhart’s lab at Boston University during their most recent project, you would have seen researchers gathered around a seated volunteer wearing an unusual head-mounted device; imagine a swimming cap bristling with an array of mazy wires. This strange setup has become key to the growing field of non-invasive …

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QUINCY (WGEM) — Quincy Medical Group doctors said there is hope in a new technology to bring relief to people who experience chronic pain. Dr. Albert Singh said the Wave Writer Alpha allows patients to undergo spinal stimulation therapy and the device blocks signals in your body that release pain. He said this new technology …

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The selective research report on the Global Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Market 2020 analyzes the market in detail alongside concentrating on huge market elements for the key players working in the market. Worldwide Deep Brain Stimulation Devices Industry research report offers granulated at this point top to bottom examination of income share, advertise portions, income gauges and …

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A two year-old girl from Glasgow has become the youngest person in the world to undergo brain surgery that doctors say could help limit severe disability among children afflicted by uncontrollable body movements. Viktoria Kaftanikaite was just 32 months old when she had deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat a condition called dystonia, which caused …