A new study suggests that generosity may be more than a moral lesson—it could be shaped by how different parts of the brain work together. By gently stimulating two brain regions and syncing their ...

In another new UAB study, 15 minutes of stimulation before a 45-minute session with a physical therapist made lasting ...

The science of memories has been pursued and studied since the days of ancient Greece and Aristotle. Today, research conducted by Dima Bolmatov, assistant professor in the Department of Physics & ...

Essex resident Breezy Ludwig says a daily $1.40 commute through the Fort McHenry Tunnel spiraled into a staggering $54,000 in tolls and fines — a debt she still can’t fully explain. Ludwig’s case is ...

Adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia, and the effects lasted for at least six ...

University of Iowa professor Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD, led the first real-world trial of TENS for fibromyalgia. The study found that adding TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) to ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life. Developing tau ...

Historically, medicine has been harnessing electricity to help the body heal for centuries. Today, modern physical therapy has refined that use and now uses a treatment known as ESTIM, or shock wave ...

I absolutely love a good, brisk walk: Give me fresh air, interesting people to see, and cute dogs to greet instead of the inside of a sweaty gym any day. And, of course, since I’m an editor at ...

The stock indexes surged pre-market on news that the economy created a better-than-expected 130,000 jobs last month, which was the largest number in a year. The caveat is that the bar was pretty low ...

U.S. stocks are presently in an historically uncertain rut as the S&P 500 continues to test 7000 while navigating a surge in commodities prices, disruption tied to artificial-intelligence technologies ...

The vagus nerve has quietly shaped how our bodies function for thousands of years. Recently, it has moved into the spotlight, especially in wellness culture, where manipulating it is often described ...