After enduring years of severe gastrointestinal distress that made him want to stay home and close to a bathroom, Joseph Beinlich was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2019. He was 11 years old. To ...

When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs, and ...

Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the SetPoint System, a neuroimmune modulation device for the treatment of adults living with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The word “vagus” comes from the Latin “to wander.” Accordingly, the vagus nerve takes a meandering path through ...

Medically accurate illustration of the vagus nerve. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzk/Shutterstock Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) significantly improves quality of life for patients with treatment-resistant ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) holds promise to treat some of the most serious health conditions like Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and even obesity. To better understand stimulation intensity ...

You know that feeling when you go to a job interview and you feel a little nauseous? Or you are about to go on a first date and your stomach is gurgling in anticipation? The connection between your ...

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 ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy involves implanting a small device that sends a mild electric pulse through the vagus nerve. Source: Alila Medical Media/Shutterstock Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS ...