CMS has balked at covering vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. Positive results from an ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition that can lead to fast racing heart fear and other symptoms Read on to know how ice can ...

Blood sugar and insulin levels also depend on the vagus nerve. As blood sugar levels rise, the vagus nerve stimulates the ...

Various forms of massage may help rebalance activity in the vagus nerve. For instance, research published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine found that massaging the reflex areas in ...

Researchers stimulated the vagus nerve in healthy volunteers and showed it triggered blood clot formation, which they say could be used to prevent blood loss after surgery. Zapping the vagus nerve ...

A thin wire connects the device to the left vagus nerve in the neck – a major nerve that serves as a communication highway ...

Each participant was implanted with a device that stimulates the left vagus nerve — a major conduit between the brain and the internal organs — but only half the devices were turned on.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) reduces insomnia severity, according to a study published online.

A new study led by Luis Ulloa, PhD, and Wei Yang, PhD, reveals how electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve-;a major nerve connecting the brain and gut-;may combat the stress-related inflammation ...