New research reveals that sleep deprivation sends aberrant signals through the vagus nerve, triggering a serotonin surge that ...

Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they ...

The Northwell Health neurosurgeon has spent decades investigating how stimulating the vagus nerve can help bring relief to people with diseases caused by inflammation.

We all have two vagus nerves—one on the left side of the body and one on the right—both of which connect the brain to the intestines. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure.

“Trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is one of the less invasive approaches to modulate brain function in neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorder.” Daniel Dautan posted on Bluesky, ...

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve of rats deters them from seeking cocaine, suggesting that this therapy could help treat drug addiction and prevent relapse in substance use disorders.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you feel simultaneously on-edge and burned out, your vagus nerve could likely use a tune-up. The vagus nerve is one of the ...