While the brain and spinal cord have their own squad of specialized immune cells, the peripheral immune system is armed with a larger battalion of proteins, cells and entire organs, such as the spleen ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The vagus nerve runs from the human brainstem to major peripheral organs and acts as the main conduit for the body’s inflammatory immune response to disease, bacteria ...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) was safe and effective for both children and young adults with mild to moderate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a pilot study found. Among ...

For millions suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), managing flare-ups often involves powerful drugs with ...

Could the future of rheumatoid arthritis treatment be a small implant designed to deliver bursts of electrical stimulation to a key nerve that can regulate the body’s inflammatory reflex? A flurry of ...

Inflammatory responses play a central role in the development and persistence of many diseases and can lead to debilitating chronic pain. In many cases, inflammation is your body's response to stress.

Bioelectronics, generally defined, isn't new. Doctors Rune Elmqvist and Ake Senning implanted the first pacemaker in 1958. FDA approved the first spinal cord stimulator (SCS) in 1989. While both ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has announced that Kevin J. Tracey, MD, president and CEO of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for ...