Vagus means wandering, and the vagus nerve, after it leaves the base of the brain, sends branches to the ears, the throat, the heart, the lungs, and the digestive tract, with stops along the way ...

Vagus means wandering, and the vagus nerve, after it leaves the base of the brain, sends branches to the ears, the throat, the heart, the lungs, and the digestive tract, with stops along the way ...

These nerve fibers and their branches control the functions of glands and smooth muscles in most of your internal organs.

The trial was investigating the use of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an autoimmune condition that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Joseph signed ...

CMS has balked at covering vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. Positive results from an ...

Researchers stimulated the vagus nerve in healthy volunteers and showed it triggered blood clot formation, which they say could be used to prevent blood loss after surgery.

With a non-invasive, handheld device, which is being investigated for treating IBD, electrical stimulation is administered through the skin to either the right or left branches of the vagus nerve ...

The discovery could have implications for human medicine Alexa Robles-Gil Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions ...