The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

You've heard massaging it can relieve stress—now experts have found the 27 million U.S. autoimmune sufferers could find ...

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

A new study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain communication, addressing a critical gap in the field.

Love is a powerful interplay of brain chemistry, heart regulation, and evolution. On Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love’s ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the ...

Some health problems, including chronic pain, inflammation and neurological diseases, can be treated by nerve stimulation, for example, with the help of electrodes that are attached to the ear and ...

MANY surgeons have come to consider subtotal gastrectomy the procedure of choice for duodenal ulcers demanding elective operative therapy. The results of this maneuver are gratifying in most cases.

It would take decades of research to make that happen. The vagus nerve is actually a pair of nerves, right and left, that connect the brain with internal organs including the heart, lungs ...