Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental health issues. ...

A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is approved by the FDA as an option to treat epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression. However, experts at University of Utah Health recommend you get a thorough ...

Pulsetto earned the 2025 Global Recognition Award for adapting medical-grade bilateral vagus nerve stimulation into a consumer wearable.

In a randomized, double-blind trial of patients with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR), transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for 3 weeks significantly reduced facial erythema, ...

Significant relationship between vagus nerve and bone remodeling was identified through artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...

Vagus nerve stimulation involves the use of an implantable device that delivers electrical pulses to your brain. It’s important to consider all the steps involved with this procedure so you can ...

Following the FDA approval of a vagus nerve stimulator for rheumatoid arthritis, supporters of the device’s use have lauded ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The causative agent of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 was initially described as lung ...

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A first-of-its-kind implant has just been granted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Developed by SetPoint Medical, the neuroimmune ...