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Using Magnetized Neurons to Treat Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

2024-01-24

Using Magnetized Neurons to Treat Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established method for treating disordered movement in Parkinson’s disease. However, implanting electrodes in a person’s brain is an invasive and imprecise way to stimulate nerve cells. Researchers report in ACS’ Nano Letters a new application for the technique, called magnetogenetics, that uses very small magnets to wirelessly trigger specific,...