But the vagus nerve can also be stimulated via the skin, usually in or around the left ear, using small electrical pulses ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

Electrical nerve stimulation brings headache relief Approximately 23% of adults and 5% to 10% of children complain of treatment-resistant chronic recurring headaches. BOSTON — Occipital nerve ...

Title: Is a Response to Intraoperative Electrical Nerve Stimulation Associated with Recovery After Stretch Injury in the Rat Median Nerve? Authors: Paul J. Cagle, MD, Associate Professor of ...

A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, a study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine ...

For people living with chronic inflammatory diseases, the immune system can feel like a switch that is stuck in the ‘on’ ...

The vagus nerve is called the "wandering nerve" because it's the longest nerve in the human body and travels from the base of the brain up into the ears and down into the lower intestines. In recent ...

Electrical pulses may represent a new way to treat IBD without any medications. In A Nutshell Soft wireless implant wrapping around the splenic nerve reduced gut inflammation in rats over seven weeks ...