"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 ...

This study uncovers the hepatic vagal nerve's influence on circadian food intake, presenting new avenues for obesity ...

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

Interoception research reveals how gut-brain communication via neural, hormonal, and microbial pathways regulates metabolism, ...

Summary: Researchers have discovered that vagus nerve stimulation may reduce gut inflammation and improve outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study reveals how electrical stimulation of ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — An implantable vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device effectively treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients who had previously failed at least one biologic or ...

Aims—To assess whether vagal efferent and afferent function is linked with small intestinal mechanosensory function ... The data also suggest that the intact vagal nerve may exert an antinociceptive ...

Keywords: Brain gut axis, Cognitive function, Cognitive Performance, Mental health, Microbiome, Neurological disorders, Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Vagal nerve Important Note: All ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve can help sufferers of epilepsy, stroke and migraines, but the devices needed are unfunded here. Photo / Getty Images There is lots of buzz about the vagus nerve at the ...