Those of us of a certain age know the topic of conversation with friends often turns to the state of our health. But next time you’re comparing anxiety levels, digestive issues, aches and pains, or ...
The fibers of the vagus nerve have many crucial roles. The vagus nerve helps regulate many physical functions including controlling heart rate and speech; it is related to the feeling of satiety after ...
Researchers have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention ...
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 ...
After enduring years of severe gastrointestinal distress that made him want to stay home and close to a bathroom, Joseph Beinlich was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2019. He was 11 years old. To ...
ROCKAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--electroCore, a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company, has developed a non-drug and non-invasive alternative to pharmaceuticals that safely and effectively ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may ...
“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, ...
The causative agent of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 was initially described as lung ...
The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs, and other ...
NHS Fife has been forced to apologise after it failed to notice a tumour was growing on a patient’s vagus nerve before ...