December 5, 2016
Medical scientists increasingly are tapping into the healing powers of the vagus nerve, which regulates the function of many of the body’s organs. Every breath we take, especially the slow, deep breathing used in meditation, stimulates the vagus nerve to calm the body. Scientists also believe stimulating the nerve with small electrical impulses can have far reaching potential to treat medical conditions including migraines, rheumatoid arthritis and strokes.
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November 11, 2016
From battle fields to the labs at UT Dallas. Dr. Robert Rennaker, a Marine veteran is the head of the Bioengineering Department at UT Dallas. He said following his service and seeing his fellow Marines get hurt in many different combat deployments, he dedicated his life’s work to finding new ways to treat brain injuries. READ MORE
September 23, 2016
Have you picked up a copy of D Magazine's Best Doctors in Dallas 2016 issue? Turn to page 122 to read about TxBDC's Director Dr. Robert Rennaker and his path to becoming a world-class engineering researcher. READ MORE
September, 2016
The W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded TxBDC at UT Dallas a four-year grant to develop and test biomedical technology treat patients with spinal cord injuries. READ MORE
September 1, 2016
Dr. Rennaker, director of the UT Dallas Texas Biomedical Device Center, is on a mission to make it quicker and less disruptive to take on-field brain performance measurements in the hopes of maximizing player performance while preventing more serious brain injuries that can occur when an impaired athlete continues to play. READ MORE
July 9, 2016
A new study led by UT Dallas researchers shows that a gene associated with dyslexia may interfere with the processing of speech, ultimately leading to reading problems that are characteristic of the disorder. READ MORE
May 23, 2016
Our brain and spinal cord learn new things every day. Learning causes new connections between neurons. This rewiring process is called neural plasticity. READ MORE
May 31, 2016
April 26, 2016
Doctors don't usually try to get on your nerves. But they've been doing it more and more in recent years -- eyeing one particular nerve -- in the hopes that it can treat many long-term or life-threatening conditions. READ MORE
February 28, 2016
Stimulation of the vagus nerve is being investigated as a way to treat migraine, tinnitus, inflammatory bowel disease, hiccups, stroke, diabetes, brain injury and multiple sclerosis. Add spinal cord injury to the list. READ MORE
February 25, 2016
Dr. Ian Robertson has joined the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas as the T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Scientist. READ MORE
