Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical procedure that involves implanting a device in the chest wall that sends electrical pulses to the brain. Healthcare professionals use this procedure to ...

This approach, called closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation (CLV), produced meaningful improvements in arm and hand function in these individuals. The unprecedented results position the UT Dallas ...

When Dawn Steiner awoke one morning with joint pain so severe she couldn't even lift her arms, she knew something was wrong. Though she didn't realize it at the time, she was experiencing symptoms of ...

Vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, involves electrically stimulating the vagus nerve, the longest of the 12 cranial nerves that runs from the brain to the large intestine. Working much like a ...

Key findings from the first stages of this study were previously presented in a poster titled, “ Autonomic, Cardiac, and Neural Effects from Non-Invasive Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation, ” at ...

Pulsetto has vagus nerve stimulation down to a science. Pulsetto aims to help you lower stress, enhance your focus, have a brighter mood, get better sleep and lower your blood pressure.

Truncal vagotomy. This procedure cuts out part of the vagus nerve at the gastroesophageal junction. This is the area that connects the tube from your mouth, called the esophagus, to your stomach.

ReShape Lifesciences® (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced that the Company was granted a key international patent from the ...

For this article, EMJ conducted an interview with Ahmed Abdelmoity, Professor and Director, Division of Neurology, Children’s ...

Depression is everywhere these days, but mental health professionals are not. Some alternative treatments that could help are ...