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 ...

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 ...

The signs and symptoms of vagus nerve injury vary for each person. It also depends on the exact location and intensity of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...