MS and the vagus nerve may affect each other. Preliminary animal research suggests vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may help reduce certain processes, such as inflammation, that contribute to MS.

In human biology, one unassuming nerve stands out as a critical player in our emotional well-being. The vagus nerve, often ...

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The vagus nerve (also called the vagal nerve) is one of the 12 cranial nerves, which are nerves that start in the brain and ...

A new study led by Luis Ulloa, Ph.D., and Wei Yang, Ph.D., reveals how electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve—a major ...

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They are the oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves. These nerves are numbered using Roman numerals. The third nerve, the oculomotor nerve, helps you open and move your eyes.

Here’s how ‘vagus nerve icing’ could help you to calm down before bed. One such ‘hack’ is ‘vagus nerve icing’ to ease anxiety. The technique, which was originally outlined in a ...

WASHINGTON -- A small implant delivering electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve outperformed a sham treatment in relieving ...

What may be new to us, at least in terminology, is the knowledge that one particular nerve group, called the vagus nerve, helps us counterbalance our flight or fight response. The vagus nerve is ...