A new study published in Food Quality and Preference suggests that the way our bodies signal hunger and fullness might be ...

A novel therapy involving electrical pulses to the vagus nerve might unlock the brain’s hidden potential to rewire itself, ...

The vagus nerve is the body’s longest cranial nerve, extending from the brain to the gut, says Dr. Janna Gordon-Elliott, a psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

When Dawn Steiner awoke one morning with joint pain so severe she couldn't even lift her arms, she knew something was wrong.

UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand ...

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress and improve sleep.

Experts explain that exposing the body to cold triggers a reflex called the diving response, which activates the vagus nerve.

The vagus nerve is essential to many bodily processes, including digestion and a steady heart rate. Stimulating it could help prevent or stop chronic inflammation, which is linked to disease.

Vagus nerve stimulation might offer a way to augment or replace drug treatment, doctors say. Sponsor Message "Neural signals have the ability to reflexively control aspects of the immune system ...

T he 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 therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial.