IMPLANT SIGNALS ADVANCE IN WAR ON INFLAMMATION!

A REVOLUTIONARY new implant that delivers tiny pulses of electricity to the vagus nerve may be the next big advance in treating autoimmune inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's and multiple sclerosis.

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The pulses are delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the two vagus nerves, which run from both sides of your brain through your neck into your abdomen. They carry signals between your brain, heart and digestive system.

The devices fight inflammation by disrupting these nerve messages.

"When inflammation occurs, molecules activate signals that travel up the vagus nerve," says Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research's Dr. Kevin Tracey.