The next time you're on a plane, try these body-based practices that can provide relief when you’re “stuck” in tight spaces.

What Is the Vagus Nerve and What Does It Do? The vagus nerve is one of the body's cranial nerves that starts at the brain and ...

The vagus nerve not only divides and branches out (its name derives from the Latin word for “wandering”), but it also connects to and interacts with other nerves in the body.

Q I keep reading about how the vagus nerve has a lot to do with things like mood, digestion and keeping your brain healthy. Where is it located? Supposedly there is even a kind of technique where ...

Is the constant news barrage making you anxious and stressed? Tune down your stress response with friends and peaceful places ...

IC = informed consent, VR test = virtual reality task, SSS = Stanford Sleepiness Scale, RSME = Rating of Subjective Mental Effort. Cognitive tasks consist of Stop-Signal Task (SST), Psychomotor ...

Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. It often occurs in people with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Though ...

1 Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States 2 Jefferson Integrated Magnetic ...

This was confirmed through research done on mice that received electrical stimulation to the efferent vagus nerve. The result showed a decrease in inflammation and swelling. 7 Ear acupuncture has been ...