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 ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve can influence the pain of migraine and arthritis, as well as subdue many sources of visceral pain. It is considered a promising add-on treatment for inflammatory bowel ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve can influence the pain of migraine and arthritis, as well as subdue many sources of visceral pain. It is considered a promising add-on treatment for inflammatory bowel ...

Vagus nerve stimulation has shown potential for treating everything from chronic headaches to rheumatoid arthritis. Graham Isador takes a closer look ...

This could make vagus nerve stimulation a helpful part of treatment for certain inflammation-related conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Reducing epileptic ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vagus nerve stimulation device as a therapeutic approach for treatment-resistant depression nearly two decades ago. But it is expensive to implant, so ...

63,492,402, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve,” expands the ... the future development of ncVNS treatment, Tivic Health’s ability to commercialize ...

The vagus nerve, named after the Latin word for ... practitioner if you're seeking medical advice, diagnoses and/or treatment.

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 ...