A study in mice concluded that memory problems associated with age may be driven by our gut microbiome and that the vagus ...

For people who have had a stroke, it is unclear whether vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation is better than rehabilitation alone for improving shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, and ...

Gut dysbiosis caused by a high-fat diet can allow bacteria to move from the gut to the brain in mice, according to a new study by David Weiss and Arash Grakoui from Emory University, U.S., and ...

Vagus nerve stimulation may treat many diseases by changing brain signals, inflammation, and organ communication.

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.

The idea that inflammation can be regulated by the nervous system is leading to an explosion in what is being dubbed ...

Vagus nerve modulation is already used to treat conditions from epilepsy and depression to migraine and rheumatoid arthritis ...

A team of researchers has shown that noninvasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear can reverse memory deficits caused by acute stress in mice, pinpointing a specific protein ...

“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, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The vagus nerve connects the brain to the body’s internal organs (Getty Images) How long have you got?” is Professor Owen ...