The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill-sized device for treating rheumatoid arthritis, marking the first ...

The SetPoint System consists of a neurostimulation device that is surgically placed under general anesthesia on the vagus nerve.

Noninvasive Approaches If an implanted device isn't right for you, doctors have also started using devices outside the body to stimulate the vagus nerve. They were originally developed to treat ...

Vagus Nerve Vagus Nerve Facilitates Guts, Wits, and Grace Under Pressure The vagus-brain connection helps keep you calm, clear-headed, and courageous. Posted October 15, 2017 ...

Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation alters neural response and physiological autonomic tone to noxious thermal challenge. PLOS ONE, 2019; 14 (2): e0201212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201212 ...

Vagus Nerve Guts, Wits, Microbiome, and the Vagus Nerve Specific gut microbiome may influence social behaviors via the vagus nerve. Posted January 21, 2019 ...

Reference Lai YH, Huang Y, Huang LT, Chen RM, Chen C. Cervical noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation for migraine and cluster headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuromodulation.

Third, vagus nerve stimulation dampened the usual brainstem centers critical for the fight-or-flight-type responses, which are also known to control the sweat response to pain.