Such treatment involves the use of a device—either implanted inside the chest cavity or noninvasively affixed to the skin— that delivers intermittent electrical impulses to the vagus nerve.

Because of the size of the stimulator there will be a small lump where it lies, and a small scar where it was put in. A lead connects the stimulator in the chest to the vagus nerve in the left side of ...

Those on the extreme end of the depression spectrum face symptoms that impact their daily activities too and not just their interpersonal relationships-- such that they cannot be cured by therapy and ...

No one is thrilled to get the hiccups - they're a nuisance and annoyingly disruptive. In some cases, though, hiccups can be ...

“It’s the longest and most important nerve in the parasympathetic nervous system. It controls many involuntary functions, including heart rate, breathing, digestion, and immune response.” The vagus ...

Participants were fitted with a device capable of stimulating one of their vagus nerves, which was then activated in half the group to transmit signals to areas of their brain that regulate moods.

They were implanted with a pacemaker-like device, under the skin in the chest that stimulated their left vagus nerve. After stimulating the nerve, electrical pulses were sent to areas of the brain ...

CMS helped design the RECOVER study and provided some funding. Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for treatment-resistant depression involves implanting a pacemaker-like device under the skin in the ...

Participants were fitted with a device capable of stimulating one of their vagus nerves, which was then activated in half the group to transmit signals to areas of their brain that regulate moods.

It is a pacemaker-like device implanted under the skin in the chest with a wire connected to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The device stimulates the nerve, which in turn sends electrical ...