The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill-sized device for treating rheumatoid arthritis, marking the first ...

S etPoint Medical's vagus nerve stimulator implant won FDA approval for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the company announced Thursday. It's the first electrical therapy to win the agency's OK for ...

The vagus nerve, which takes a long, winding path from the brain to the large intestine and branches out to several organs ...

Key points Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) increases parasympathetic nervous system activity, counterbalancing fight-or-flight stress responses. Accumulating evidence suggests that non-invasive VNS ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical procedure that involves implanting a device in the chest wall that sends electrical pulses to the brain. Healthcare professionals use this procedure to ...

You might be met with blank stares, but this little-known nerve — and how use a "TENS" machine for vagus nerve stimulation (more about that to come) — is just beginning to get its due as the ...

Vagus nerve activity increased by 39% in people who drank about 8 oz. of ice water, a study in Clinical Autonomic Research found. Meanwhile, it dipped by 5% in those who drank room-temperature water.

Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS), including transcutaneous cervical (tcVNS) and auricular (taVNS) modalities, has emerged as a promising neuromodulatory therapy for a range of neurological ...

The vagus nerve is the grandaddy of cranial nerves. It’s by far the longest and branches out into all the critical organ systems in the neck, torso, and abdomen.

Electrostimulation of the vagus nerve may be key to reducing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings that scientists presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology ...