F.D.A. Approves Surgical Implant to Treat Obesity

The implant is the first to generate an intermittent electrical pulse that blocks nerve signals from the brain to the stomach, reducing hunger pangs. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Obesity

Topics: pangs, hunger, reducing, stomach, brain, signals, nerve, blocks, pulse, electrical, intermittent, generate, first, implant, Obesity, Treat, Implant, Surgical, Approves

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