Thursday, June 23, 2011

Facility using magnetism to treat depression

By Corvallis Gazette-Times

CORVALLIS, Ore. — There's a new weapon in the fight against depression, and while it's not for everyone, it may help some patients who aren't responding to other treatments.

It's called transcranial magnetic stimulation — TMS for short — and it uses targeted magnetic pulses to generate electrical activity in a region of the brain believed to be linked to depression.

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