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MANHASSET, NY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electrically stimulating the vagus nerve has shown potential to treat inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and diabetes. Now, a team of bioelectronic medicine scientists at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is one step closer to developing more precise, selective neuromodulation techniques. A new paper published in brain stimulation showed that delivering high-frequency electrical stimulation activates specific …

(Image credit: Rawpixel / Getty Images) Breed specific necrotizing encephalitis in dogs is a condition that describes inflammation of a dog’s brain and the destruction of brain tissue. As the name suggests, the disease affects only a select number of dog breeds, including Yorkshire terriers, pugs, and Maltese. It also causes a number of different symptoms, depending on the breed …