Study shows vagus nerve stimulation significantly reduces rheumatoid arthritis symptoms

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/nh-ssv070116.php

Public Release: 4-Jul-2016
Study shows vagus nerve stimulation significantly reduces rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
Clinical data published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Northwell Health

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 billions of dollars annually to treat.

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