neurosurgery

·January 24, 2013·3 min read

Doctors Perform First FDA Approved Schwann Cell Transplant in Patient with New Spinal Cord Injury

Doctors performed the first-ever FDA approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord injury. The procedure is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transplanting the patient’s own Schwann cells.

Featured Neurology Robotics

·May 1, 2017·4 min read

Your Future Surgery May Use an Automated, Robotic Drill

A new automated, robotic surgical drill is able to reduce procedure time from two hours to two and a half minutes for a complex cranial operation.

Brain Cancer Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 1, 2012·2 min read

Wisconsin Research Team Reveals Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor Cells

New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to...

Image shows surgeons implanting a DBS device into a person with tourette.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·April 7, 2017·5 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Tics in Young Adults with Severe Tourette Syndrome

Deep brain stimulation helps reduce movement tics and verbal outbursts in people suffering from Tourette, researchers report.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 28, 2011·1 min read

Researchers Design Steady Handed Robot for Brain Surgery

Neurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human...

A skull is shown with an electrode on it.

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·October 16, 2012·3 min read

Less Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain, is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease according to new research.