Katherine Streeter for NPR Shots - Health News Hope Still Races Ahead Of Evidence In Magnet Treatment For Autism July 9, 2016 • A few people with high-functioning autism say they've been briefly helped by exposure to transcranial magnetic stimulation. But there's a cost, one mother found, to getting ahead of the science.
Kristen Uroda for NPR Shots - Health News What An Hour Of Emotion Makes Visible July 8, 2016 • Kim was an accomplished doctor with plenty of friends. But a few pulses from an electromagnet to her brain at age 54 made her reconsider how she sees herself — and the world.
Shots - Health News Experimental Magnetic Pulses May Help Heal A Brain After Stroke December 15, 2011 • Researchers think the treatment encourages brain cells to form new connections, allowing the brain to rewire itself to compensate for damage caused by a stroke.
