We are only one month away from the 7th Bioelectronic Medicine Summit in NYC! Seats are selling fast, but there are still spots remaining. Reserve your seat TODAY to hear the latest developments, discoveries, and translational advances in this rapidly growing field of medicine! #2026BEMsummit @NorthwellHealth Many thanks to our Participating Sponsors: GOLD @SetPointMed , SILVER @cognitotx BRONZE: @neuvotion, @Medtronic, @BlackrockNeuro_ @Novocure, @Verasonics, @SpringerNature, Microdul AG, @ActuatedMedical Sept 28-29th, Chelsea Piers, NYC. bemsummit.org/

Excited to share our new review in @JExpMed where we explore how the vagus nerve acts as a two-way communication highway between the nervous and immune systems. We cover how vagal sensory neurons encode cytokines, how different efferent pathways control immunity, and what's next for bioelectronic medicine now that VNS is FDA-approved for RA. Vagal neuroimmune circuits will be key to developing the next generation of biomarkers and therapies to treat and control inflammation!

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Remembering our colleagues, Eliana and George. trib.al/EU4kHuS

🚨 #UPDATE: NBC reporter Eliana Moreno was killed in the Los Angeles news helicopter crash, less than a year after getting engaged. Moreno, 38, had announced her engagement to Robert Barrientos on October 28, 2025. She was a veteran aerial reporter known to viewers as “Eli in the Heli,” covering breaking news from the sky across Southern California. She and pilot George Marciniw were among the three people killed in the crash while NewsChopper 4 was covering a nearby Metro bus wreck. Just absolutely heartbreaking. RIP, Eliana and George Marciniw. 🕊️

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SPARC has closed. Its stated purpose: "accelerate development of therapeutic devices that modulate electrical activity in nerves to improve organ function." Here Patel and colleagues lay out what a decade bought: over $350 million, close to 100 projects, 500 papers, 300 open datasets, cross-species vagus maps, ASCENT for modeling stimulation, safety models now used in FDA submissions, open implant platforms. All of it public. SPARC was a big win for bioelectronic medicine. But was it a big enough win, and where are we today? We know very little more about translating this technology to the millions of patients who need it. We have precious few randomized, well powered, controlled trials of implanted VNS or taVNS in people suffering the complications of inflammation. That may not have been SPARC's stated mission. But the basic anti-inflammatory mechanisms were already well established when the program began. We need to move faster from mechanism to therapy. The obstacles are real. As a cofounder of SetPoint Medical, I know them well. So what are the solutions? Where are the new paths to moving faster? Should we accelerate studies of approved devices to expand their indications? Should we run well designed trials of the over-the-counter devices to get answers to simple questions about wellness and effectiveness? There is a fantastic opportunity for new entrants with new ideas. Who are you, and what are your ideas? link.springer.com/article/10…

If you're on the frontier, you are going to see things first, at their lowest resolution - they will seem different and uncomfortable...to the rest of the world. To most others, who receive only delayed second-hand accounts, they will seem unreal. There is courage in reporting what you find, as you find it. Each of us has experienced pushback from our colleagues, which is offered (mostly) with care and concern. But the risk of being wrong cannot outweigh the benefit of a potential solution or a source of inspiration. Everything we now hold as concrete started as a simple observation or fleeting idea. Keep pushing forward knowing that the pushback is a necessary part of the process. (A lesson I'm still learning).

I've heard a rumor that someone has solved the figures-jumping-around-in-a-Word-doc problem…

The operating room is still surprisingly 2D. The patient isn’t. That mismatch is starting to disappear. Great feature on @medivis_ai from @Sachin_and_Adam. Glad to contribute my perspective on AR, spatial computing, and what the next generation of neurosurgery may look like.

Sensory neuroimmunology is living up to all of our speculations 10 years ago - itch, pain, autoimmunity, infection, and even cancer will find major unlocks in this field

Big news: @dgsomucla is growing our neuroscience community! Our Dept of Neurobiology is hiring new faculty at any career stage, from people just starting their labs to established leaders, working on everything from the genetics of brain disease to how circuits of neurons produce behavior. What excites me most is the range: we're not looking for one type of scientist, we're looking for curious, creative people asking big questions about how the brain works & what goes wrong in disease. Every new lab that joins adds a new piece to the puzzle & a new set of ideas to the community. If you know a brilliant early-career or established neuroscientist who might be a great fit, send them our way! Please repost to help this reach the right people. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF1129…

I'll be attending the amazing 7th Bioelectronic Medicine Summit. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋 Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/registratio… #2026BEMsummit - via #Whova event app whova.com/portal/registratio…

UChicago Biological Sciences is is hiring muliple faculty in Neuroscience and AI enabled biology. Come join us! The links to the two searches are here: apply.interfolio.com/190757 apply.interfolio.com/190756

Breakthrough Nature paper... Brain neurons record autoimmune activity and remember it.... nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Scientists have created the first comprehensive map of the human vagus nerve, tracing thousands of individual nerve fibers stretching from the lower brain stem to all major organs. The map might help scientists and doctors more precisely stimulate the nerve as a potential treatment for conditions such as epilepsy, stroke, and inflammatory diseases. Learn more: scim.ag/4wiOIZI @NewsfromScience

Why is neuroimmunology such a disruptive field? Next week at the annual @medicxi forum - amongst some of the leading biotech innovators, investors, and big pharma executives - I will be talking about how this biology will bend the therapeutic curve via circuit reset, immunologic tuning (via the nervous system), and spatiotemporal specificity.

Scientists should spend the time to learn the history of their field. A review can guide you as to the original papers, but then you should actually read the original papers. Surprising things will crop up as a result - including questions that remain unanswered today.

Wow this new Claude text watermarking is wild