Experts weigh in on their stress-reducing and mental health benefits - Can a small vibrating device really ease stress and ...

The vagus nerve, a complex bundle of 200,000 fibers connecting the brain to vital organs, has remained a medical enigma for ...

A new study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain communication, addressing a critical gap in the field.

The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

You've heard massaging it can relieve stress—now experts have found the 27 million U.S. autoimmune sufferers could find ...

The honors to UTD's Michael Kilgard, PhD, Robert Rennaker, PhD, and Seth Hays, PhD, are the first time the award will go to ...

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and the journal Bioelectronic Medicine announced that Michael Kilgard, PhD, ...

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

The vagus nerve is a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system influencing bodily functions like heart rate digestion ...

Deep breathing is one of the most effective ways to stimulate the vagus nerve. Taking slow, deep breaths can activate the ...

Now, a new year-long trial of a treatment that involves electrically stimulating the vagus nerve has found promising results for people suffering with exactly this type of this 'treatment-resistant' ...

As Aspinall elaborates, a somatic workout is a form of exercise that fosters a connection between ... Somatic workouts regulate this stress response by stimulating the vagus nerve, the longest cranial ...