POSTS TAGGED AS vagus nerve

Nerve Stimulator Helps in Stroke Recovery

“ETH Zurich researchers have developed a smart earpiece that helps people relearn physical actions faster and more easily after a [MORE]

Optoelectronic Device for Weight Loss

Tiny wireless device possible answer to obesity
Research partners at Texas A & M University and the University of Washington report [MORE]

Vagus Nerve Stimulator for Severe Respiratory Distress

gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator
Implanted vagus nerve stimulators have been in use for nearly a quarter of a century for [MORE]

Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Aging

Stimulating the Vagus nerve
“Running from the abdomen up to the brain, it is perhaps not a surprise that the vagus [MORE]

A “Neural Tourniquet” to Stop Bleeding Anywhere in the Body

Neural Tourniquet
Most wouldn’t guess that hacking the vagus nerve could staunch a hemorrhage, but that is exactly what researchers at [MORE]

Implantable Device Against Inflammatory Diseases

Neuromodulation
In a multi-center European trial, an implantable vagus nerve stimulator, made by SetPoint Medical (Valencia, CA), has been found to [MORE]

Implant to Control Hunger

EnteroMedics Maestro vBloc
EnteroMedics (St. Paul, MN) has been FDA approved to implant its hunger control device as a bariatric surgery [MORE]

First Medical Device for Obesity Using Brain to Stomach Signal Blocking

VBLOC Therapy for Obesity
EnteroMedics (St. Paul, MN) has received FDA approval for an implanted pacemaker-like device that stimulates the vagus [MORE]

A Thermostat for the Immune System

Suppressing the Spleen
Realizing that an inflammation response is triggered by the brain via the vagus nerve, immunologist and neurosurgeon [MORE]