stimulator

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Scientists have been exploring ways to stimulate a pathway known as STING, short for stimulator of interferon genes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Rather, the team envisions using wireless communication between e-skin and an electrical stimulator located next to a nerve.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

Smallpox is a splendid stimulator of vaccination; so much so that some of the country's leading sanitarians now advocate the abolition of pest-houses for this avoidable ailment, and dependence upon the vaccine virus alone.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various