You might be met with blank stares, but this little-known nerve — and how use a "TENS" machine for vagus nerve stimulation (more about that to come) — is just beginning to get its due as the ...

Vagus nerve activation of the spleen shows promise to treat infections, Feinstein Institutes research Drs. Stavros Zanos and Betty Diamond’s new research was published in Science Advances.

The vagus nerve contains another route to satiety. After eating, vagal afferent neurons send information to the brain about fats that have reached the liver, producing a sensation of fullness and ...

For the past two years, Dr. Zanos’ team, supported by a NIH SPARC grant, has been mapping the microscopic anatomy of the human vagus nerve.

Adding vagus nerve stimulation to training sessions may boost how well sounds are perceived Date: October 10, 2024 Source: NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine Summary: Just as a ...

The vagus nerve's link to the immune system was discovered by accident more than 20 years ago. Northwell's Kevin Tracey and a team of researchers gave rats an experimental drug meant to prevent ...

To more closely examine whether vagus nerve stimulation can boost perceptual learning, the study team trained 38 mice to tell apart musical tones. At first, performance improved for all animals ...

SAN DIEGO — Vagus nerve stimulation may represent a “novel therapeutic option” for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data presented at the 2024 Congress of Clinical ...

On a neurological level, sound healing also works in a few different ways. One study showed that low-frequency vibratory sound in the 10–100 Hz range facilitated increased neurite growth, with ...