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Illustration of red blood cells in a blood vessel. (Image Courtesy: Arek Socha via Pixabay)
Jo’s New NIH Grant Will Help Find Out if HEG1 is the Key to Atherosclerosis

Jo’s New NIH Grant Will Help Find Out if HEG1 is the Key to Atherosclerosis

HEG1 appears to act as a blood flow sensor that plays a critical role in preventing or causing atherosclerosis
A vagus nerve implant with two electrodes - one to apply desired stimulation going down into the body, the other to block unwanted stimulation going up to the brain.  Georgia Tech / Rob Felt
Buzzing the Vagus Nerve Just Right to Fight Inflammatory Disease

An electric buzz to the vagus can fight chronic inflammation -- this fine-tune makes it even better.