The vagus nerve is so named because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your ...

Learn how to stimulate your vagus nerve to soothe stress and feel calmer, among other possible health perks. Use these 7 ...

Mom Lauren Kelly said Cienna's condition poses a particular problem as she is "a small child learning to walk and interact ...

A recent study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain ...

New research provides direct evidence that the gut microbiome communicates with the brain through the vagus nerve.

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

Research by the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center proposes that a common herpes virus may travel through the body ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve. Vagus nerve stimulation may tame autoimmune diseases Tiny ...

Among patients with chronic insomnia, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves sleep quality and is safe and effective.

Researchers have found that a cancer outside the brain makes electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel cancer growth and aid its spread.