The vagus nerve is a key communication line between the brain and organs like the heart and lungs—and stimulating it can ease ...

People with spinal cord injuries are getting a new lease on life thanks to a tiny neck implant paired with physical therapy. In a study published last month in the journal Nature, researchers at the ...

Patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea treated with an investigational implantable proximal hypoglossal ...

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets, like the one shown here from Truvaga ...

Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug ...

Now slowly, with the use of a vagus nerve stimulator, he is retraining his left hand and arm to pick up items, hold onto things, and to raise, lower and twist the arm and wrist — all things he ...