The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a ...

We all have two vagus nerves—one on the left side of the body and one on the right—both of which connect the brain to the intestines. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure.

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention online these days. As just one of 12 paired cranial nerves, you may wonder what’s so special about it. But if you’ve seen people on social media sharing ...

Cervical noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) at least four times daily for 3 months along with standard care was associated with significant reductions in headaches, cognitive impairment, ...

ROCKAWAY, N.J., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR) (“electroCore” or the “Company”), a bioelectronic technology ...

The vagus nerve serves as the brakes on your sympathetic nervous system, helping the body calm down from a stressed state to a more relaxed, maintenance state. Surgically implanted vagus nerve ...