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

An international team of researchers conducted a clinical trial on 493 adults whose major depression hadn't previously ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) shows a positive treatment effect and improved quality of life (QoL) among patients with ...

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

The trial was investigating the use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an autoimmune condition that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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

However, the body has its own natural mechanisms for regulating hunger, operating via the vagus nerve, that offer a sustainable alternative. By optimizing the vagus nerve through lifestyle ...

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.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (TVNS) improved sleep quality significantly in a small, sham-controlled trial, substantially expanding a growing body of evidence supporting its ...

People with severe, treatment-resistant depression who received a nerve-stimulating therapy showed significant improvement in ...