News – 2022
Aug. 15, 2022
UT Dallas researchers explore treatment to improve PTSD recovery (pdf)
Two research groups at The University of Texas at Dallas are exploring a treatment that could improve the recovery of people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, used with traditional treatments for PTSD, may help shorten the length of treatment, increase its effectiveness and make the process more tolerable for patients.
July 2022
2022 DARPA Riser
Congratulations to Joe Epperson for being selected as a 2022 DARPA Riser. This award identifies early-career researchers doing exceptional work toward national security innovation, and provides the opportunity to participate in the DARPA Forward conference at Texas A&M University on November 15-16, 2022.
June 2022
Stroke of Genius
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) conceived a therapy involving vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to rewire circuits in the brain more than a decade ago. Scientists have since been refining the technique to treat a variety of disorders, including stroke. In August 2021 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their rehabilitation system for chronic ischemic stroke survivors, making it the first such treatment of its kind.
