Over 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of whom have had their entire lives stopped because of it.

Deciding if and when to pursue deep brain stimulation (DBS) can be overwhelming for people with Parkinson's disease. While DBS is one of the most effective interventions for movement symptoms, it's ...

Electricity is the brain’s language. For a decade, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and philanthropy have enabled UC San Francisco physician-scientists to decipher this language and use ...

There is still no cure for Parkinson’s disease, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new deep brain stimulator that could benefit patients with the motor condition. On Feb 24, ...

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) provides lasting benefits for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), with sustained improvements in movement and quality of ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment for various neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It involves surgically implanting an electrode into your ...