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.
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that tapping into the nervous system could help reduce the gut inflammation that drives inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new study ...
Stimulating the vagus nerve can help sufferers of epilepsy, stroke and migraines, but the devices needed are unfunded here. Photo / Getty Images There is lots of buzz about the vagus nerve at the ...
A new study led by Luis Ulloa, PhD, and Wei Yang, PhD, reveals how electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve-;a major nerve connecting the brain and gut-;may combat the stress-related inflammation ...
In my IBS research (of which there has been a lot), I’ve learned a lot about the vagus nerve. One of 12 cranial nerves, it has both sensory and motor functions and is the main nerve in the ...
Patients on the trial receive this small earpiece which is designed to stimulate the vagus nerve, along with a portable device worn on the wrist There are plenty of tests here at the hospital to ...