To see if these at-home vagal nerve stimulators might actually do anything, I tested the Truvaga Plus VNS device everyday for ...

Many people don’t realize physical fitness and mental well-being are connected. Dana Santas has five strategies to make your ...

Probiotics—often thought of as simply gut-friendly bacteria—may also play a powerful role in improving emotional well-being.

A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that ...

One of the key players in this connection is the vagus nerve, which runs from your brain stem to your gut and influences functions as varied as heart rate, digestion, mood and emotional regulation.

Pulsetto is a wearable device that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce stress and improve sleep. The device is non-invasive and works by sending electrical impulses to the vagus nerve ...

Two years ago, she had a small vitamin-sized device implanted between her neck and her shoulder that stimulates her vagus nerve — which runs from the brain to the stomach, controls breathing ...