Tag: BMI

Axoft launches ‘soft’ brain-implant technology, gains US FDA Breakthrough Device designation

Neurotechnology start-up Axoft has launched and announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Device designation for its brain-machine interface (BMI) technology intended to...

Teenage weight gain linked to increased stroke risk as an adult

Kids who become overweight during their teenage years may be more likely to develop a stroke decades later than kids who did not become...

Regular exercise, not body mass, before stroke may predict disability later

A new study has suggested that it is the amount of regular exercise people get, not the amount of body fat they have, that...
Researchers at Ohio State University, USA, say deep brain stimulation from a device similar to a cardiac pacemaker can slow the decline of problem-solving and decision-making skills in Alzheimer’s patients.

Deep brain stimulation treatment for chronic anorexia is safe and may...

Deep brain stimulation might alter the brain circuits that drive anorexia nervosa symptoms and help improve patients’ mental and physical health, according to a...