The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they are showing promise in people with arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, including Crohn's ...

Getting to know your vagus nerve could help you manage feelings of stress and anxiety. Here’s everything you need to know. One of the key areas of focus to emerge from this trend has been the ...

Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug ...

What may be new to us, at least in terminology, is the knowledge that one particular nerve group, called the vagus nerve, helps us counterbalance our flight or fight response. The vagus nerve is ...

Here’s how ‘vagus nerve icing’ could help you to calm down before bed. One such ‘hack’ is ‘vagus nerve icing’ to ease anxiety. The technique, which was originally outlined in a ...