What type of medical intervention is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration across different devices and indications to help treat conditions as disparate as epilepsy, stroke rehabilitation ...

Stimulating either of a pair of crucial nerves that carry messages from the brain to several major organs could be an effective way to treat people with severe depression. An international team of ...

Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they ...

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.

Vagus nerve stimulation may treat many diseases by changing brain signals, inflammation, and organ communication.

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in vagus nerve stimulation. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection ...

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Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people's capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds a ...