stimulator
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Or a vagus nerve stimulator from Truvaga for $499.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In this case, AP503 acts as a stimulator of GPR133.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
With external devices, the electrical impulses need to travel through skin, tissue, muscle and fat so it's not as simple and direct as a stimulator in the body.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
A fit of disgust is a great stimulator of thought.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
"The are some credible studies that suggest these external stimulators can potentially impact on brain activity," Prof McAllister-Williams explains.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Existing devices are effective, but lack the necessary precision needed for some applications, such as cochlear implants or vagus nerve stimulators.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
Those with pacemakers, defibrillators and vagus nerve stimulators may also not qualify, because the magnetic force of the treatment coil may dislodge these devices and cause severe pain or injury.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
Spino tried ice packs, muscle stimulators, stretching exercises and heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2020
The whole guard turned out at once and gave chase, but the few moments lost by them had been well used by the fugitives; besides, Despair, Terror, and Hope are powerful stimulators.
From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
