O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

In the recovery and rehabilitation industry, electrical stimulation has become a go-to tool for physical therapy, sports medicine, chiropractors, and even post-operative care. Whether it’s for helping ...

Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly – in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers in a project at Chalmers ...

E-stim therapy involves using mild electrical impulses to stimulate muscle contractions, which can increase blood flow and promote relaxation, but its effectiveness for RA symptom relief is not ...

Some experts recommend using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit with four electrodes placed on your lower abdomen and back for constipation relief. But research has revealed ...

Lead author Shrey Grover administering brain stimulation to Jim Soter, a participant in the study. Source: Credit: Robert Reinhart, Provided for publication by Boston University Neuroscientists at ...

Over the past two decades, a lot has changed in psychiatry. The field has embraced many unexpected tools, including electricity. Once largely the realm of pharmaceuticals and talk therapy, the field ...

When you imagine traveling to space, surely one of the most fun and exciting parts — other than taking in the views, of course — would be playing in microgravity. In environments like the ...

A new multi-channel in vitro stimulator helps researchers study how cells respond to electrical signals, advancing insights ...