A team led by researchers at Georgia State University has identified a novel group of neurons controlling the brain-heart-gut ...

A team led by researchers at Georgia State University has identified a novel group of neurons controlling the brain-heart-gut ...

A new study has identified a group of neurons that, when activated, can induce a hypometabolic state, akin to hibernation. The discovery could have far-reaching implications for conditions like ...

Vagus means wandering, and the vagus nerve, after it leaves the base of the brain, sends branches to the ears, the throat, the heart, the lungs, and the digestive tract, with stops along the way ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

"The nice thing about vagus nerve stimulation, we know from other studies, is that when the patient responds, the effects usually stick," says Conway.

A Canadian man was arrested in New Delhi, India after attempting to carry the skull of a baby crocodile aboard a flight, Customs officials said. Delhi Customs said in an X post that the ...

Nearly 500 participants, many unable to work due to their condition, received devices that stimulate the vagus nerve—a critical connection between the brain and body. After a year, those with ...

The Yankees started Jazz Chisholm Jr. at third base down the stretch and in the playoffs. But, after Gleyber Torres left in free agency, Chisholm Jr. will likely shift to second base, leaving a ...

The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates ...