Stimulating either of a pair of crucial nerves that carry messages from the brain to several major organs could be an ...

With a non-invasive, handheld device, which is being investigated for treating IBD, electrical stimulation is administered through the skin to either the right or left branches of 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 ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

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

(CNN) — Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental ...

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