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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

Deep brain stimulation shows promise for treating depression in millions of Americans, with the FDA expediting Abbott Laboratories' review for DBS use.
DBS treatment involves targeted electrical impulses mimicking brain pacemakers, aiding in emotional circuitry relief for depression patients.
Recent research tracks progress in DBS patients' recovery through unique brain patterns, aiming to distinguish between typical mood fluctuations and potential depression relapses.

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely

Researchers say a treatment called deep brain stimulation could eventually help many of the millions of patients with depression that resists other treatments.

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression

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A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people

Researchers say the treatment – called deep brain stimulation, or DBS – could eventually help many of the nearly three million Americans with depression that resists other treatments. Read full story

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression. Doctors compare it to a pacemaker for the brain. It involves implanting electrodes in the brain, which are attached to a device placed under the skin in the chest. Recent research is promising, and doctors believe federal approval may come soon. However, two past studies showed no advantage t…

5 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was willing to try something extreme: Having electrodes implanted in her brain as part of an experimental therapy. Researchers say the treatment —- called…

5 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others

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