Inflammation is the body's response to injury and infection. To better understand how the body's nerves and neurons detect inflammation, researchers at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for ...

Neuroimmune modulation represents a promising treatment strategy that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce inflammation in ...

If you want to boost your memory and think more clearly, a new study suggests consuming prebiotic fiber supplements.

Microbes can also interact with enteroendocrine cells (EECs) present in the gut lining to send hormones throughout the body.

The latest and most promising solution to the problem of anxiety is the vagus nerve: the longest nerve in the human body, AKA the two-way “electrical information superhighway.” It runs from ...

An important component of your body’s nervous system is the vagus nerve – something most of us have heard of, but few people fully understand. It’s a long nerve that makes up ¾ of your ...

Epilepsy in babies should not be underestimated. If seizures occur frequently and continuously, it can affect the growth and ...

She underwent 15 surgeries and radiotherapy due to a huge tumor entwined with her vagus nerve. 'It was wrapped around my jugular vein and vagus nerve. They grafted part of my nerve to my ear.

To mark Parkinson’s Awareness Month, pharmacist Oonagh O’Hagan explains how good gut health can alleviate some of the ...