Dr. Ihsan Balkaya, who is with Faith Regional Physicians Services in Norfolk, conducted the first peripheral nerve ...

It can even result in the spread of pain to other areas of the body. Is spinal cord stimulation an outpatient procedure? Implanting a spinal cord stimulator is generally an ambulatory (outpatient) ...

The vagus nerve is a key communication line between the brain and organs like the heart and lungs—and stimulating it can ease ...

In a prospective cohort study, researchers evaluated the effects of spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

A grid of electrodes placed on the backs of study participants delivered enough low-voltage electrical stimulation through the skin to change the short-term function of spinal cord neurons, a study ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

By analyzing DNA and proteins in the blood of people with and without acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs), researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a novel blood ...

May 21, 2025 — Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord with exceptional accuracy.

Intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex evokes tactile sensations, but those of individual electrodes are insufficient for functional tasks. We show that stimulating multiple ...

To do so, we designed microelectrode arrays (MEA) optimized for recording and stimulation in the spinal cord. For sensory mapping, the MEAs were inserted into the lumbar dorsal column (i.e., the ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have developed a groundbreaking new method for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) that offers ...