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

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a ...

“Every single day seemed like it was two days.” Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve ...

Given the anti-inflammatory effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) and its ability to promote brain plasticity, taVNS has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for SAH ...

The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates (provides nerve function to) the lacrimal gland, which produces tears. The ...

The vagus nerve is the longest nerve among the 12 cranial nerves. Its length has direct relationship with its relevance, since it help to link the brain with the heart, lung, stomach and intestine.

MS and the vagus nerve may affect each other. Preliminary animal research suggests vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may help reduce certain processes, such as inflammation, that contribute to MS ...

The definition of “mental breakdown” and “nervous breakdown” is when stress temporarily prevents someone from feeling that they can function day to day. However, these are outdated terms ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve can help sufferers of epilepsy, stroke and migraines, but the devices needed are unfunded here. Photo / Getty Images There is lots of buzz about the vagus nerve at the ...

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and ...

In the case of Bolsonaro, dental implant surgery may be related to hiccups, since the vagus nerve has ramifications that go from the ear canal to the diaphragm. “Not everyone who has a problem ...