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Liam Drew

Scientists reveal 'neural tourniquet' that can stop bleeding with nerve stimulation

A close-up of a man wearing a device in his ear.

Zapping the vagus nerve promotes blood clotting, new research suggests.

These findings are the first evidence in humans of a "neural tourniquet," or a brain-based pathway that could reduce bleeding, said study co-author Dr. Jared Huston, a trauma surgeon at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health in New York.

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