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 ...

In the realms of modern wellness, all anyone can talk about these days is non-invasive vagus nerve stimulators (nVNS). For a nation in the midst of a ‘sleep crisis’ (many Brits fall below the ...

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 ...

This AI-enabled earpiece is a slick and stylish way to kick your body out of ‘fight or flight’ mode and manage stress levels, says India Block I’m a champion sleeper and an expert napper, but waking ...

Studies reported a 35% reduction in self-reported anxious thoughts following structured auricular vagus nerve stimulation, with improvements persisting beyond the stimulation period.” — Studies using ...

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I’m a champion sleeper and an expert napper, but waking feeling properly refreshed has always been elusive. The cycle of stress, poor sleep due to stress, and another day of feeling stressed and ...