An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve has shown promise for people with long-standing, treatment-resistant ...

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In a recent study posted to Preprints with The Lancet* server, a team of researchers performed an extensive database search to identify studies providing consistent data on structural and functional ...

In severe treatment-resistant depression, long-term data show VNS benefits not only persist for 2 years but also continue to emerge in late responders.

But the vagus nerve can also be stimulated via the skin, usually in or around the left ear, using small electrical pulses ...

More than 20% of all patients treated with the implant had essentially no symptoms of depression after two years, researchers ...

Find out how vagus nerve stimulation delivers durable symptom relief and quality of life gains in treatment resistant depression patients.

New research from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the National Institutes of Health hypothesizes nerve damage as the cause of long COVID symptoms in some people. The small study found ...

The vagus nerve, also known as the “wanderer,” is an amazing structure. It is the 10th cranial nerve emerging from the brainstem at the base of the skull, coursing down the neck, to connect with ...

“Trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is one of the less invasive approaches to modulate brain function in neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorder.” Daniel Dautan posted on Bluesky, ...

When treatments such as medication and therapy aren’t able to relieve the symptoms of depression or another mental health condition, there are other options available. A psychiatrist might suggest ...