Chronic severe pain affects one in five Americans. Complex regional pain syndrome, a subtype of chronic severe pain, is a severe pain disorder that develops following minor surgery…
A millimeter-scale soft robotic spider for medical applications built by Harvard researchers has capabilities previously possible only on a larger scale.
At Boston University School of Medicine, a research team led by Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD, identified the mechanism of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This neurodegenerative disease is associated…
An innovative device developed by Klick Labs can recreate parkinsonian tremor in healthy individuals. Designed to increase empathy among caregivers, SymPulse Tele-Empathy Device records a patient’s hand tremors…
Physician experts observe that patients with Parkinson’s disease don’t always eat enough to meet their energy needs, which are typically higher than those of non-Parkinson’s patients.
Researchers at the National University of Ireland Galway use biomaterials to protect neurons transplanted to the brain for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
