A new study published in Food Quality and Preference suggests that the way our bodies signal hunger and fullness might be ...

Interoception, the body’s ability to sense its internal state accurately and promptly facilitated by the vagus nerve, is crucial for the functioning of the respiratory, gastrointestinal ...

On pathological examination the ovoid, encapsulated tumor measured 4.5 by 3.5 by 1.2 cm. and weighed 10 gm. ().It was rubbery, and its cut surface was reddish tan, with irregular bands of fibrosis ...

Reference: Lovelace JW, Ma J, Yadav S, et al. Vagal sensory neurons mediate the Bezold–Jarisch reflex and induce syncope. Nature . 2023. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06680-7 This article is a rework of a ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As-needed vagal nerve stimulation reduced rescue mediation use among patients with nausea related to gastroparesis or functional dyspepsia, according to data ...

While the vagus nerve has long been thought to facilitate communication between the gut microbiome-the community of microorganisms living in the intestines-and the brain, ...

Clinical benefit of vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: assessment of randomized controlled trials and prospective non-randomized studies. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis . Published online January 11 ...