New Implant Stops Parkinson's Tremors

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65-year-old Sunderland resident, Kevin Hill, rides his bike, plays snooker with friends, and sometimes forgets he has Parkinson's disease, thanks to new brain implants.

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This remarkable change comes from a device called Brainsense - a small computer in the chest that connects to the brain through a brain implant.

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Hill recalls the moment doctors switched on the device at Newcastle Hospital, when his hands were steady as it was his tremors that forced him to withdraw from social life.

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The electrical impulses provided to the brain by the device are controlled and adjusted automatically, according to individual patient's recordings from the device in their chest.

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At the University of Cambridge, researchers are working on a different type of brain implant using lab-grown brain cells called midbrain organoids.

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Before treatment, Hill's tremors were so severe his wife banned him from the kitchen after he cut the end of his finger off while cooking, and gave him immense bodyache.

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The treatment at Newcastle Hospitals represents one of the first implementations of this adaptive treatment worldwide.

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The success of this treatment also points to a future where brain disorders might be managed more precisely and personally.

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