Tag: Electroceuticals

  • Neural codes of diseases studied to discover potential “electroceutical” treatments

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/us-glaxosmithkline-electroceuticals-idUSBRE9390VM20130410 The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the University of Pennsylvania, MIT and GlaxoSmithKline are collaborating on research which aims to discover medicines that use electrical impulses to regulate the body’s organs and functions. Nearly all organs and functions in the body are regulated through circuits of neurons that communicate through electrical impulses. There already exist devices that…