The Vagus Nerve’s Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled ...

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

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

Enjoy the two new columns in this issue: a crossword by Aimee Lucido that features clues related to articles in the issue and ...

The trial was investigating the use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an autoimmune ...

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. The ...

Holiday Wellness and the Vagus Nerve: How to Stay Calm and Healthy This Season Dr. Cathleen Gerenger, DC, FIAMA, recently joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the global health and wellness show Bloom ...

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that tapping into the nervous system could help reduce the gut inflammation that drives inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new study ...

“We’re recapitulating what nature has developed over millions of years, which is the nexus between the brain and the immune system, which happens to be mediated by the vagus nerve,” he told ...

The longest nerve in the human body, the vagus nerve is sometimes described as the body’s “information superhighway.” It connects the brain with all the major organs and carries vital ...