During this period of cultural chaos, the most important thing we can do for ourselves and each other is not get stuck in the ...

New research published in the journal Psychophysiology suggests that stimulating a nerve in the ear can make people less ...

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States Cellular and Systems Neurobiology Section, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, United States ...

Dear Doctors: I keep reading about how the vagus nerve has a lot to do with things like mood, digestion and keeping your brain healthy. Where is it located? Supposedly there is even a kind of ...

The vagus nerve is one of the biggest nerves connecting your gut and brain. It sends signals in both directions. Your gut and brain are also connected through chemicals called neurotransmitters.

In a world where stress has become a near-constant companion for many, scientists and medical professionals have turned their attention to an unassuming hero within our bodies, the vagus nerve.

Credit: Getty Images We spoke with Mark Richardson, MD, PhD, and John Tesser, MD, to discuss vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment RA and results of the pivotal RESET-RA trial. While ...

Patent No. 63,492,402, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve,” expands the claims and protection around the technology in advance of potential U.S. Food ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Sepsis presents a significant medical challenge due to its intense inflammatory ...

Doubly magic refers to nuclei that have complete shells of both protons (82) and neutrons (126), a configuration that should theoretically favor a perfectly spherical shape. The spectroscopic ...

“Trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is one of the less invasive approaches to modulate brain function in neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorder.” Daniel Dautan posted on ...