Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed records of more than 600 vagus nerve stimulation surgeries. Mean surgery duration for those ...
The vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) is a pacemaker-like device implanted in the chest that delivers intermittent electrical signals to the brain via an electrode wrapped around the left vagus nerve. The ...
Significant relationship between vagus nerve and bone remodeling was identified through artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...
Poking your ear with what looks like a rubber toothbrush, moving your eyes from side to side, tapping your body or gargling ...
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), sometimes referred to as a “pacemaker for the brain,” involves a stimulator device that is implanted under the skin in the chest, with a wire that is wound around the ...
Doctors perform surgery using the VNS method for an epilepsy patient. Photo: BVCC. On the evening of October 11, Ho Chi Minh City University Medical Center announced the successful implementation of ...
If you’ve scrolled through TikTok or Instagram recently, there’s a good chance you’ve come across someone explaining how to “hack” your vagus nerve. On TikTok alone, videos with the hashtag ...
Everyone is a big bundle of nerves. No, that’s not a description of the current pervasive sense of anxiety many people in America feel these days; rather, it’s an anatomical description of how the ...
The usual medications for rheumatoid arthritis don’t work for everyone with the condition. Some have bothersome side effects, like an increased risk of infection. And some can be very expensive. These ...
A new study has examined a population of pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. For these patients, the study found that the patients who received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), when used ...