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 ...

Here’s how ‘vagus nerve icing’ could help you to calm down before bed. One such ‘hack’ is ‘vagus nerve icing’ to ease anxiety. The technique, which was originally outlined in a ...

The vagus nerve is a vine of nerve fibers with roots in nearly every organ and shoots in the brain. It helps us detect a racing heart, rising blood pressure, stomachache, discomfort, an ...

Research on the vagus nerve is at an interesting point right now. It’s the most me­andering nerve in the human body, connecting the brain with most of our internal organs. A full-spread graphic ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neuromodulation therapy, which means it’s a treatment that changes the patterns of activity of your nerves. Vagus nerve stimulation can treat epilepsy ...

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.

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.

A new study led by Luis Ulloa, PhD, and Wei Yang, PhD, reveals how electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve-;a major nerve connecting the brain and gut-;may combat the stress-related inflammation ...