Meditation not for you? Take hope. Vagus nerve stimulation – in a similar way to breathwork and cold exposure – can have beneficial effects on the mind, body and spirit. The vagus nerve (sometimes ...

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Arshad Majid receives funding from the National Institute of Health research (NIHR) EME Programme for the TRICEPS trial which is investigating tVNS in stroke recovery. The vagus nerve has quietly ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation Katie Edwards is Commissioning Editor for Health and Medicine at The Conversation in the UK. Arshad Majid ...

I’m not opposed to meditation. I’ve tried it in most of its modern forms: guided, silent, app-led, and instructor-guided. I’ve done it lying on the floor, sitting upright, accompanied by candles or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The open-label RESET-RA trial offers real-world data for vagus nerve stimulation. Vagus nerve stimulation ...

Simply cutting the vagus nerve off surgically, as in the mouse study, is most likely not an option for humans and may have further side effects. In addition, the team notes that the gut may even ...

An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve has shown promise for people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression. The corresponding study was published in the International Journal ...