DBS(Deep brain stimulation) therapy for Parkinson's disease

Before We start to learn about this therapy let me introduce you about Parkinson's disease.
 Parkinson's disease (PD) is a long term disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. There are many different symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease.


So there is main three symptoms

•  tremor – shaking, which usually begins in the hand or arm and is more likely to occur when the limb is relaxed and resting 
• slowness of movement (bradykinesia) – where physical movements are much slower than normal, which can make everyday tasks difficult and can result in a distinctive slow, shuffling walk with very small steps

The FDA approved the first human trials of a Zika vaccine.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first human tests of an experimental Zika virus vaccine, the makers of the drug announced on Monday.

Called GLS–5700, the medication will be used in a clinical trial involving 40 healthy people, and represents the first major step towards ultimately immunising people against Zika – which was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in February.

This mind-controlled 'bionic spine' could see paralysed patients walk again

Australian researchers have developed a tiny ‘bionic spine’ that can be implanted into a blood vessel next to the brain to read electrical signals and feed them into an exoskeleton, bionic limbs, or wheelchair to give paraplegic patients greater mobility based on subconscious thoughts.

Antibiotic Resistance Research Ongoing at Kazan University

The workgroup is headed by Associate Professor Polina Galitskaya who recently received a RFBR grant for the project.

The research is dedicated to antibiotic resistance spread processes. The group tries to find out which antibiotics are prevalent in the environment, how many consumers of contaminated products actually acquire the resistance.

Linguistics and Rehabilitative Medicine Go Hand in Hand at Kazan University

Acting Chair of the Department of Russian Language and Applied Linguistics Yelena Gorobets speaks about the research.

The workgroup helps neurologists in their work with patients, specifically in creating questionnaires that research lexical patterns describing symptoms of different diseases. Another their important part of the work is creating questionnaires for alexithymic patients. Alexithymia is a personality construct describing inability to express emotions in the self. The questionnaires with prepared words and phrases help such individuals to search for the necessary phrasing in the list instead of trying to think of a des­cription. This kind of research is unique for Russia. Moreover, the interdisciplinary team now has its own research base at the Kazan University Clinic.

New algorithm points the way towards regrowing limbs and organs

An international team of researchers has developed a new algorithm that could one day help scientists reprogram cells to plug any kind of gap in the human body. The computer code model, called Mogrify, is designed to make the process of creating pluripotent stem cells much quicker and more straightforward than ever before.

Newly discovered type of sound wave allows for inhalable vaccines

Australian researchers have developed a new form of hybridised sound wave - the first in 50 years - and it opens up new possibilities for stem cell treatments. The waves are gentle enough to be used in biomedical applications and manipulate stem cells in non-disruptive ways.

Chronic stress could lead to depression and dementia!

A major review of published research suggests that chronic stress and anxiety can damage areas of the brain involved in emotional responses, thinking and memory, leading to depression and even Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Linda Mah, the lead author of the review carried out at a research institute affiliated to the University of Toronto, said: