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Over the last decade, Prof Aziz and others have shown that regular deep breathing exercises ... to the skin of the neck, where they send electrical pulses into the vagus nerve fibres.

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

the vagus nerve. This nerve runs from the brain through the neck to the abdomen, and has many functions throughout the body. The innovation at the heart of this new treatment is a surgical implant ...

"This is most of the vagus nerve from the brain to the neck to half the distance through the chest," he says. Next, he shows ...

Zena le Roux / The Epoch Times We often hear about the brain-gut connection and how the vagus nerve keeps our mood in check. But did you know that this same nerve quietly shapes our metabolism every ...

"This is most of the vagus nerve from the brain to the neck to half the distance through the chest," he says. Next, he shows me what a cross-section looks like under a microscope. "It's like a ...