Vagus nerve stimulation reduces inflammation in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Feinstein Institutes study finds
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The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research’s Dr. Benjamin Sahn led the vagus nerve stimulation clinical trial. - Inflammation and the inflammatory reflex – the neuronal signaling between the brain and body – is an important immune response.
- Previous research and functional MRI studies have mapped stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve to activate the same brain regions as implanted devices, confirming this nerve as a suitable non-invasive target to administer vagus nerve stimulation.
- Also, Feinstein Institutes researchers, in collaboration with GE Research, published research that harnessed ultrasound technology to reduce inflammation in the body non-invasively.