Major depressive disorder has been making headlines recently, but many of us don't actually know much about the condition.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most us, you've been put through the wringer by challenges that have cropped up when you're least expecting them.

We compared Nuropod, gammaCore, Pulsetto, and Sensate across science, safety, stimulation method, usability, hidden costs, and long-term value.

How long have you got?" is Professor Owen Epstein's response when I ask what the vagus nerve does. A pioneering consultant gastroenterologist, his areas of special interest include the role of the ...

On social media and in well-being circles, people have been talking about the vagus nerve a lot. In fact, we have two vagus nerves—a left and a right—and their optimal functioning is essential for ...

In the early 80’s, when Dr. Mark George was studying at the Medical University of South Carolina, he was told to stay away from the vagus nerve. “I learned to avoid the nerve—that anything associated ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is already used to treat a handful of conditions such as epilepsy and depression, but a sweeping new review of more than 660 studies suggests medicine has only scratched the ...

Source: Image credited to Kenneth Probst/UCSF; labeled for reuse In the past year or so, vagus nerve stimulation via the outer ear has shown promise as a non-invasive way to rebalance the autonomic ...

You have trillions of nerves throughout your body, but one holds the potential to impact both minor and serious health conditions and is so intriguing (partly because you can manipulate it yourself, ...

The vagus nerve helps transmit signals between the brain and multiple organsAI generated image The vagus nerve has gained enormous attention in recent years for its possible role in stress regulation, ...

An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Using a ...