ETSU researchers led by Matthew Zahner say they are using chemogenetics and viral microinjections to map circuits that control autonomic function after spinal cord injury and report that targeted locus coeruleus stimulation can inhibit stress responses and lower blood pressure, according to an ETSU profile.
Read moreAt this year’s Endometriosis Foundation of America conference, clinicians pushed a nerve‑centric model for endometriosis pain and spotlighted the vagus nerve and vagus‑nerve stimulation as potential therapeutic avenues, while urging better presurgical mapping and complete excision.
Read moreA 50-year-old Parkinson's patient with a nearly 25-year disease history showed clinical improvement after deep brain stimulation at King George's Medical University on March 25; the surgery involved KGMU neurosurgeons and visiting experts from NIMHANS.
Read moreRetired Bloomfield Hills teacher Mark Honeyman had his three‑year‑old deep brain stimulation implant replaced at Henry Ford Health after receiving DBS for essential tremor in 2022. The surgery and replacement restored daily function and inspired a short documentary, "Still Honeyman."
Read moreA new technical description lays out an ultrasound-guided, bilateral simultaneous hydrodissection technique targeting the cervical sympathetic chain and vagus nerves, with anatomical mapping and stepwise sonographic guidance. The report is procedural and does not include clinical outcomes.
Read moreA phase 2 randomized trial (NCT04604210) found neuronavigated TMS to a dorsomedial prefrontal cortex target reduced anxiety more than a conventional left DLPFC target in patients with major depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety; both targets produced similar depression improvements.
Read moreA Duke University simulation study (npj Acoustics, 30 Mar 2026) finds skull‑conforming flexible ultrasound arrays can produce smaller foci, higher peak pressure and lower sidelobes than a semi‑spherical array for ~4 cm subcortical targets; results come from MRI‑derived head models and are computational only.
Read moreA Tsinghua University team placed an expandable, lantern‑shaped electrode inside the lateral ventricle. In rats the ventricular BCI recorded stable signals for up to six months and decoded memory‑guided T‑maze choices with up to 98% accuracy.
Read moreA 2026 EEG‑rTMS study in 24 adults shows cortical beta oscillations separately encode uncertainty and movement preparation, and that beta‑frequency rTMS—especially when started at the beta trough—shortens reaction times and reduces beta desynchronisation.
Read moreNeurology researchers published an evidence-based decision tool for deep brain stimulation on Mar 27, 2026; Parkinson’s patients in the report found the tool acceptable and rated its quality positively. The announcement did not include sample size or detailed outcome metrics and called for further evaluation.
Read moreTexas A&M researchers are developing an AI "digital human" that asks screening questions and analyzes facial expressions and biometrics to generate a "Digital Apathy Signature" aimed at improving early dementia detection.
Read moreColumbia psychologist Alexandra Muratore received the GFED Young Investigator Award to fund rTMS studies probing a brain circuit linked to restrictive eating in anorexia nervosa. The project will test whether non‑invasive magnetic stimulation changes symptoms and could inform mechanism‑based treatments.
Read moreSharif University researchers report a polydopamine-doped PEDOT coating that cuts 1 kHz impedance to ~270 Ω, makes the surface superhydrophilic, and increases cell adhesion in vitro; molecular dynamics show stronger membrane binding for PDA-containing interfaces.
Read moreBoston University researchers show that the neurovascular impulse response linking neural activity to blood volume varies across cortical regions in mice and reflects local neuromodulatory signals; data and code are publicly available on DANDI and GitHub.
Read moreA multicohort ENIGMA study published in The Lancet Digital Health finds that large strokes speed aging in damaged tissue while making contralesional frontoparietal regions appear younger; the pattern correlates with severe, persistent motor deficits and may reflect compensatory neuroplasticity.
Read moreA mouse study in Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research finds that drinking to cope with stress in early adulthood produced lasting locus coeruleus dysfunction, higher oxidative stress, and midlife cognitive deficits in mice; human implications remain unproven.
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