A new review article summarizes the wide-ranging, evolving potential of devices that modulate vagus nerve activity.

Stimulating your vagus nerve is the latest wellness trend, but how do you actually do it? And is it actually helping?

The vagus nerve carries information between the brain and organs in the chest and abdomen, such as the heart and intestines, ...

We all have two vagus nerves—one on the left side of the body and one on the right—both of which connect the brain to the intestines. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure.

“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 Bluesky, ...

Studies suggest that starting in middle age, nerve cells in the locus coeruleus may get damaged by tau buildup, and that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those of us of a certain age know the topic of conversation with friends often turns to the state of our health. But next time you ...

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention lately, as recent research suggests that it plays an important role in our trauma responses and in moderating inflammation in the body. Given the fact ...

How long have you got?” is Professor Owen Epstein’s response when I ask what the vagus nerve does. A pioneering consultant gastroenterologist, his areas of special interest include the role of the ...

A new paper in Comprehensive Physiology offers an encyclopedic review of research on vagus nerve stimulation for conditions from depression to rheumatoid arthritis. What type of medical intervention ...