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Circular link between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis revealed in new study
(www.birmingham.ac.uk)
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According to the latest research, RA is caused my inflammation triggered by the vagus nerve, and can be treated by electrical signals to the nerve https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04114-7
This inflammation is I assume also damaging to other parts of the body, this the gum problems. Fascinating shit.