Take a brief scan on Amazon and you’ll find hundreds of products promising to stimulate the vagus nerve. From vibrating ...

“The vagus nerve travels through the diaphragm and exercising this muscle helps stimulate the system,” says Dr Gordon. “Many of us do not exercise this muscle sufficiently, and people who ...

Gently pull on your ears, making circular motions. A simple technique, this activation stimulates those relaxation responses ...

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.

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial.

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical procedure that involves implanting a device in the chest wall that sends electrical pulses to the brain. Healthcare professionals use this procedure to ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve.

In March, St. David's Medical Center and its rehabilitation hospital began implanting vagus nerve stimulators on people who have had a stroke, and the doctors and therapists are starting to see ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, a new trial found.

Dear Doctors: I keep reading about how the vagus nerve has a lot to do with things like mood, digestion and keeping your brain healthy. Where is it located? Supposedly there is even a kind of ...

Could the vagus nerve soothe inflammation in the body to break this dismal cycle? Tracey and other researchers have mapped out its anti-inflammatory channels and how they work.