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    Three-Year Results Show Nerve Stimulation Helps With Overactive Bladder

    Beaumont Health System research finds that symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB, were reduced in those who received tibial nerve stimulation. The three-year results published in the June issue of The Journal of Urology show participants with urinary frequency, urgency and involuntary loss of...
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    Brain Stimulation - A Fast And Painless Way To Improve Math Ability And More

    In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on studies of a harmless form of brain stimulation applied to an area known to be important for math...
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    Nerve stimulation for severe depression changes brain function

    For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don’t respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are...
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    Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Help Smokers Quit

    Smokers looking to quit cigarettes face an expanding choice of therapies to help them give up the habit, ranging from nicotine replacement medications and behavioral therapy, to hypnosis and even acupuncture. Now a new study from the US suggests another option: a treatment called high...
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    Lasting Improvement In Neuropathic Pain Offered By Deep Brain Stimulation

    For many patients with difficult-to-treat neuropathic pain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can lead to long-term improvement in pain scores and other outcomes, according to a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is...
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    Noninvasive Stimulation Improves Hand Use After Spinal Cord Injury

    By using noninvasive stimulation, researchers were able to temporarily improve the ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands. The findings, reported in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, hold promise in treating thousands of people in the United States alone who are...
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    Pilot Study In Neurosurgery Shows Safety And Benefits Of Extradural Stimulation For P

    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, reports the October issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological...
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    Is Lung Function Improved By Deep Brain Stimulation?

    A study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, reveals that deep brain stimulation (DBS), commonly used to treat individuals with movement disorders or chronic pain, also affects respiratory function. Lead researcher of the study was Dr...
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    In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Increases Airflow During Sle

    Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) produced marked dose-related increases in airflow in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients without arousing them from sleep, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center. The study suggests the potential therapeutic efficacy of HGNS...
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    I am doing a survey about visual sexual stimulation, can you help?

    Please do not think this is insulting, it is very informative. Origen: Many observe that Gay Males and Straight Females have similar tastes in clothing and in Male preference. This survey is so we may inform each other on the Straight Male/ Lesbian or Bisexual female counterpart. OK this is for...
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    Mental/physical stimulation for a 13 year old Lhasa Apso?

    I have a 13 year old Lhasa Apso female. She has always been lazy - she's a big fan of sleeping and cuddling. If I'm lucky, she'll play tug for about ten minutes, once a month. She has absolutely no interest in toys, but she is very food-motivated. Thankfully, she doesn't overeat - she just...
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