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A new approach to treating disease by stimulating nerves, called bioelectronic medicine

Institution:

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University

Researchers:

Feinstein Institute President Kevin J. Tracey, MD, at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Impact:

Bioelectronic medicine is a science that works to comprehend normal body functioning and disease pathogenesis of neural circuits at the anatomical and signaling level, in order to apply this research to disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Timeline:

2014

Topics

AgingBasic ScienceCancerCardiovascularClinical ResearchDiagnosticsDrug DevelopmentFeaturedGeneticsImmune SystemInfectious DiseaseMedical DeviceMental HealthNeurodegenerativeNobel PrizePediatricsPublic HealthRespiratorySurgical AdvancementTechnologyTreatment AdvancesVaccines

Schools

Albany Medical CollegeAlbert Einstein College of MedicineCity University of New York School of MedicineColumbia University College Of Physicians and SurgeonsHofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra UniversityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at BuffaloNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic MedicineNew York Medical CollegeNew York University School of MedicineSchool of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical CenterStony Brook University School of MedicineSUNY Downstate Medical CenterSUNY Upstate Medical UniversityTouro College of Osteopathic MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineWeill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian