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Using vagus nerve stimulation to treat lupus? ⚡ Building off her previous successful clinical trial results, Cindy Aranow, MD, professor in the Institute of Molecular Medicine, recently received a $450,000 Translational Bridge Award from the Lupus Research Alliance to further study how this innovative treatment could ease the pain and fatigue associated with the chronic autoimmune disease. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/49mHEl6

Sincere thanks to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. I look forward to opportunities to serve on behalf of my colleagues at The Feinstein Institutes and elsewhere committed to advancing bioelectronic medicine for the benefit of those in need.

Thank you to the sponsors of the upcoming Sixth BEM Summit: Neurotechnologies for Individuals and Communities 👏 Our sponsors include: Blackrock Neurotech, Spark Biomedical Inc, iota Biosciences, Inc. powered by Astellas, SetPoint Medical, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Neuromodec, Tucker-Davis Technologies, Tivic Health, Ridgewood Savings Bank and Christina Epicure. Join us March 4-5 at the Garden City Hotel in New York as we explore the transformative potential of neurotechnology. You’ll have a chance to network with the best in the field and engage with your peers during with presentations and workshops. Register and submit your poster and abstract for a chance to be recognized at the Summit. https://bit.ly/3BjN03E #BEMsummit #networking #research #neuroscience Stavros Zanos Hubert Lim Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center, UMN Institute for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota

Weekend reading recommendation! 📰 Benjamin Sahn, MD, MS researcher at the Feinstein Institutes and codirector of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cohen Children's Medical Center, is featured in TIME for his clinical trial using vagus nerve stimulation to alleviate a teenager's ulcerative colitis symptoms. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3OSPSYM Northwell Health

Huge congratulations to Yousef Al-Abed, PhD, co-director of the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, on being named a 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow. It's wonderful that your commitment to improving care for patients through scientific discovery and innovation is being recognized. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fk8onS

Just published in Bioelectronic Medicine: https://lnkd.in/darDvT2 Exploring the efficacy of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in modulating local and systemic inflammation in experimental models of colitis Fatemeh Hesampour, Diane M Tshikudi, Charles N. Bernstein and Jean-Eric Ghia PhD, HDR, DU, CAGF, AGAF https://lnkd.in/eJTQSF5a Clinical trials in neuromodulatory treatment of drug-resistant hypertension and the need for spinal cord stimulation trials: a PRISMA systematic review Garrett W. Thrash, Elijah Wang, Yifei Sun, Harrison Walker, Prasad Shirvalkar, Bryan K. Becker and Marshall T. Holland https://lnkd.in/eq6Ka7ES Submit your best science to Bioelectronic Medicine!

A picture is worth 160,000+ vagus nerve fibers! Check out The Feinstein Institutes’ Naveen Jayaprakash’s amazing #immunohistochemistry work on the human vagus which is now featured in the 2025 NIH BRAIN Initiative Calendar – September to be exact. The colorful photo is a cross section of the human vagus nerve that shows hundreds of sensory vagal neurons and thousands of fibers located inside the nodose ganglion.📸 Shoutout to his collaborators Khaled Qanud, Nafiseh (Parisa) Saleknezhad and Nicole Carpentiere for helping to snap the photo. Click the link below to purchase a copy of your own, just in time for the new year. https://bit.ly/3NsmM1D

Could a common breast cancer drug help treat thousands living with a bleeding disorder known as HHT, or hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia? New research from Philippe Marambaud, PhD at the Feinstein Institutes explores this exciting possibility. A study, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals that this rare disorder could cause certain cells in the endothelium of the blood vessels to multiply via a cancer-like mechanism of abnormal cell growth, opening new avenues for treatments. Click the 🔗 to read more: https://bit.ly/3CoHfSB

Come work with us! If you are interested in studying the neural regulation of immunity, we are looking to hire a Research Associate in our lab. This is an ideal position for someone looking to work in an active lab environment at a leading biomedical research institute, The Feinstein Institutes at Northwell Health. Prior research experience, particularly with preclinical models or in vitro cell culture, is preferred but not required. This would also be good for a recent college graduate who is interested in doing some research prior to medical or graduate school. #neuroscience #immunology #TranslationalScience #BioelectronicMedicine Please spread the word around LinkedIn! Thank you 😃 https://lnkd.in/e8eXu_8E

Heart disease, asthma, and colitis might not seem connected, but they share a surprising link: chronic inflammation plays a significant role in all these conditions, as well as obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. What if there was an effective, drug-free way to target chronic inflammation? That's what Kevin J. Tracey and researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research are uncovering— stimulating the vagus nerve may help manage inflammation and potentially offer a breakthrough for treating these conditions and more. Read more about the healing power of #vagusnervestimulation: https://bit.ly/4hFhdem