If you're like most us, you've been put through the wringer by challenges that have cropped up when you're least expecting them. And all that stress takes a toll on the extremely long nerve that makes ...

The vagus nerve and its function are most likely not discussed in daily conversation. However, the nerve is connected to everything from our chest to our stomach and can really impact our daily lives.

The vagus nerve sprawls from the brain through the body, innervating our organs and managing life support and emotion. Sally Caulwell for Quanta Magazine The original version of this story appeared in ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

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 ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

Auricular vagal neuromodulation therapy is a non-invasive and non-surgical treatment that could aid cardiovascular disease ...

As one of the most primitive parts of our nervous system, the vagus nerve controls many aspects of the body that are completely outside our control. As one of the most primitive parts of our nervous ...

The advent of anti-obesity medications such as semaglutide that act on the receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) provide a pharmacological solution to hunger management. However, the body has ...

Those of us of a certain age know the topic of conversation with friends often turns to the state of our health. But next time you’re comparing anxiety levels, digestive issues, aches and pains, or ...

When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs, and ...