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Vilayanur S. Ramachandran0
Paul Duncan McGeoch0
Date of Patent
February 27, 2024
0Patent Application Number
168971710
Date Filed
June 9, 2020
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Methods are provided for treating diseases by altering body mass composition in a human subject through application of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) using electrodes placed in electrical contact with the subject's scalp at a location corresponding to each of the subject's left and right vestibular systems. The methods may be used to treat obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. GVS may be applied for a predetermined period of time at regular intervals.
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