Vagus nerve stimulation cuts arthritis symptoms

Monday, July 4, 2016 - 18:01 in Health & Medicine

Clinical trial data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrates stimulating the vagus nerve with an implantable bioelectronic device significantly improved measures of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 1.3 million people in the United States and costs tens of […]

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