Research shows that vagus nerve stimulation can provide long-lasting benefits for patients who do not respond to conventional treatments Around 20% of adults in the United States will experience major ...

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few ...

Neurotech implanted as part of a clinical trial In 2020, Nature Medicine reported the story of Australian woman Rita Leggett, who’d received an experimental brain implant to treat her epilepsy.

Elon Musk announces Neuralink brain implants will enter "high-volume" production by 2026, helping paralyzed patients control ...

An innovative new device calms inflammation by delivering a low-voltage jolt of electricity to the vagus nerve. The FDA has approved the SetPoint System, a device implanted in the neck for relieving ...

Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterial ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'What Is A Biventricular Pacemaker?' — -- Question: What is a biventricular pacemaker or cardiac resynchronization therapy (also called a CRT device), ...

During spring 2005, we conducted an anonymous, Web-based survey of the members of the Heart Rhythm Society and the field representatives of the cardiac rhythm management divisions of two device ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Insurance companies, often stuck with the tab for health services when a medical device fails, are ready to share the pain. As the number of costly, high-profile recalls rises, ...

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations. A team at Nottingham Trent University has led ...