[From article]
People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis have been given new hope after some patients fitted with electrical implants reported they had become “pain free”.
The implants, which are embedded in the necks of patients and can be turned on and off at will, work by stimulating the vagus nerve which runs down the body from the brain to the spleen.
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Professor Paul-Peter Tak, who led the clinical trial, said that electrical implants could provide an alternative to the long-term use of drugs for treating severe arthritis. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hope-for-arthritis-sufferers-after-trial-electrical-implants-leave-some-patients-pain-free-9941001.html
Arthritis sufferers offered hope after electrical implants leave patients 'pain free'
STEVE CONNOR
SCIENCE EDITOR
Tuesday 23 December 2014
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