The communication between the brain and bodily organs is fundamental to emotion regulation and overall mental health. The ...

A UConn Health neurosurgeon performs procedures that implant a device called a Vivistim, which is a form of Vagus Nerve ...

Neuroimmune modulation represents a promising treatment strategy that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce inflammation in ...

For medically refractory vasovagal syncope (VVS) and functional bradycardia, the feasibility of off-label catheter ...

Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport often navigates challenging clinical problems by leaning on established theory. Lately ...

In order to have a chance of dying from laughter-induced fainting, a second thing has to happen, Dr. Braunstein explains—you ...

They include Pulsetto, a vagus nerve stimulator that wraps around the neck to prompt “rest and digest” mode and help with sleep and anxiety when used for four minutes morning and night ...

Vagus nerve stimulation showed adjunctive antidepressant effect in chronic treatment resistant depression, even though available studies rarely exceed 2-year follow up. We report a naturalistic 5 ...

Credit: Getty Images We spoke with Mark Richardson, MD, PhD, and John Tesser, MD, to discuss vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment RA and results of the pivotal RESET-RA trial. While disease ...

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was taken from a San Antonio steakhouse by ambulance on Tuesday night after he fainted while eating dinner, according to a report from TMZ. ESPN's Shams ...