Transcranial focused ultrasound, a non-invasive technique to stimulate specific areas of the brain using high-frequency sound waves, could be a promising treatment strategy for many neurological ...

Most people know when they hear the word stent that it is associated with your heart. However, it is not widely known that stents can also be placed into the blood vessels of the brain. According to ...

Neurotransmitter levels in the brain can indicate brain health and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. However, the protective blood-brain barrier (BBB) makes delivering fluorescent sensors ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is restricting use of a medical device made by Stryker that props open clogged brain arteries, after reviewing studies suggesting the implant can ...

A tiny sensor can be injected through the skull with a needle to help monitor brain health before dissolving within weeks. These sensors have been tested in animals, and could one day enable minimally ...

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, China, have developed a groundbreaking biodegradable, wireless sensor designed to monitor brain health following head ...

A flexible film bristling with tiny sensors could make surgery safer for patients with a brain tumor or severe epilepsy. The experimental film, which looks like Saran wrap, rests on the brain's ...

Researchers have used a novel manufacturing technique to create a minimally invasive, customizable sensor that can wirelessly record deep brain activity down to a resolution of one or two neurons. The ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused more ...

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help ...