What type of medical intervention is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration across different devices and indications to help treat conditions as disparate as epilepsy, stroke rehabilitation ...

Vagus nerve stimulation may treat many diseases by changing brain signals, inflammation, and organ communication.

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in vagus nerve stimulation. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection ...

Could our ‘internal communication superhighway’ hold the key to mental and physical wellbeing?

The researchers showed that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve in inflammation shifts the balance between inflammatory and specialized anti-inflammatory molecules, which promotes healing.

The vagus nerve is an integral part of your autonomic nervous system. This part of your nervous system controls the things your body does without your conscious input, such as breathing, digesting ...

Instead of pacing the room before a scary presentation or panic-texting your group chat after a career-changing interview, pause and give yourself a quick little neck massage. Its ...

Chronic stress wreaks havoc. We know this. We know that carrying heavy daily burdens deteriorates physical health, impacts relationships and generally steals our joy. But it can be really hard to ...

The advent of anti-obesity medications such as semaglutide that act on the receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) provide a pharmacological solution to hunger management. However, the body has ...

The vagus nerve is the longest and most complex of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves that originate from the brain. It transmits information to and from the brain to tissues and organs throughout the ...