| Title |
Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on impaired glucose tolerance: a pilot randomized study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-203 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Feng Huang, Jianxun Dong, Jian Kong, Hongcai Wang, Hong Meng, Rosa B Spaeth, Stephanie Camhi, Xing Liao, Xia Li, Xu Zhai, Shaoyuan Li, Bing Zhu, Peijing Rong |
| Abstract |
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic state of hyperglycemia that is associated with insulin resistance, increased risk of type II diabetes, and cardiovascular pathology. Recently, investigators hypothesized that decreased vagus nerve activity may be the underlying mechanism of metabolic syndrome including obesity, elevated glucose levels, and high blood pressure. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 9 | 26% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 23 | 68% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 31 | 91% |
| Scientists | 2 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 212 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 33 | 15% |
| Researcher | 28 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 35 | 16% |
| Unknown | 58 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 14 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Engineering | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 35 | 16% |
| Unknown | 72 | 34% |
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