Researchers have found that internal physiological cues—like signals from the vagus nerve—play a stronger role in guiding ...

The vagus nerve is essential to many bodily processes, including digestion and a steady heart rate. Stimulating it could help prevent or stop chronic inflammation, which is linked to disease. An ...

often saw the vagus nerve when operating, at the base of the brain or in the neck – a small, insignificant thing, the width of a thin matchstick. I knew it to be an important but rather boring nerve ...

Pairing targeted vagus nerve stimulation with physical therapy seems to help people who are partially paralysed from spinal cord injuries regain the ability to perform some everyday activities ...

I have always been fascinated by the incredible connection between the mind and body in relation to physical health and mental well-being. During my research on this connection, I was intrigued by the ...

Discover 5 effective vagus nerve stimulation techniques that activate your body's natural relaxation response, reducing stress and improving overall wellbeing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vagus Nerve Society, the preeminent association dedicated to ongoing education and training in the power of the vagus nerve, is pleased to ...

The vagus nerve's link to the immune system was discovered by accident more than 20 years ago. Northwell's Kevin Tracey and a team of researchers gave rats an experimental drug meant to prevent ...

Stimulation of Vagus Nerve may Prevent Migraine Attacks Vagal nerve stimulation, which is often used in the treatment of resistant depression may be useful to prevent migraine headache.

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress and improve sleep.

When researchers at ACR Convergence 2024 presented positive data from the RESET RA study regarding vagus nerve stimulation in rheumatoid arthritis, it represented the latest milestone on a long ...

Efforts to use vagus nerve treatment to help people with depression took off—and then stalled. The FDA approved VNS in 2005 after several trials found that using it for a year alleviated ...