US EditionNerve-zapping device ‘could help improve fitness’, trial suggests
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 29 – A device stimulating the vagus nerve increased oxygen intake by 4% and improved exercise intensity in healthy volunteers during a one-week trial, researchers said.
- A small device that zaps the vagus nerve could help improve fitness, with early results published in the European Heart Journal.
- Amid efforts to boost vagal tone, the device clips to the outer ear and sends gentle pulses to the vagus nerve, with half the volunteers using a dummy device for a week.
- After a week, researchers found participants' oxygen intake increased by 4 per cent during exercise in early trials of the vagus nerve stimulator.
- Those wearing the device show an early trial suggesting an increase in oxygen intake after a week, with reduced inflammation and more intense exercise performance.
- Future trials are underway to study its effects in people with cardiovascular diseases, with researchers hoping it will help heart failure patients maintain activity and improve quality of life.
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Nerve-zapping device ‘could help improve fitness’, trial suggests
The device stimulates the vagus nerve and improves intake of oxygen, a study has suggested.
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Wearing the stimulator for just 30 minutes a day increased oxygen intake during exercise
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