Misalignment between the brain’s and liver’s circadian clocks, connected by the HVAN, leads to disordered eating and weight ...

"We have managed to isolate the activity of individual vagal neurons and identified those that are responsible for either informing the brain about cardiovascular function (afferent neurons) or ...

Image Credit: alexkich/Shutterstock.com A recent Science study found that communication between the hepatic vagal afferent nerve (HVAN) and the brain influences circadian eating patterns. In mice, ...

A new study highlights how signals from the liver to the brain influence eating patterns tied to our circadian rhythms.

Disruptions between the brain’s master circadian clock and the liver’s internal clock, communicated via the hepatic afferent vagal nerve (HVAN), can lead to unhealthy eating patterns and increased ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) but follows an unusual pathway ...

With the close, tense campaign nearing its end, Senator JD Vance projected optimism, but added: “I just want to know.” By Michael C. Bender Michael C. Bender has traveled with the Vance ...

View full profile. Learn about our editorial policies. In a mouse model, the researchers identified a group of neurons in the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNST), a brainstem region that is a ...

The word "vasovagal" describes two parts of your body involved in the response: "vaso" refers to your blood vessels and "vagal" refers to your vagus nerve. This is sometimes called a neurocardiogenic ...

US researchers have found an astonishingly simple brain circuit of just three types of neurons controls chewing motions in mice, and has a surprising impact on their appetite too. "It's surprising ...