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Neat News 2017-125 (added 2017-05-05)

Vagus Nerve can Stimulate Immune System

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Public Domain by Henry Vandyke Carter

There are connections between the immune system and the nervous system. Building up on tests with rats, there was now a test in humans which suggests that stimulating the vagus nerve may be useful in treating some autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease. Corresponding stimulation devices may replace some drugs in the long run.

News seen at: Scientific American - Health

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