More than 20% of all patients treated with the implant had essentially no symptoms of depression after two years, researchers ...

Medically reviewed by Valerie Cacho, MD Key Takeaways A sleep apnea implant sends a signal to move the tongue and keep the ...

An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve has shown promise for people with long-standing, treatment-resistant ...

For people living with chronic inflammatory diseases, the immune system can feel like a switch that is stuck in the ‘on’ position. Conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) trigger repeated ...

Researchers report that vagus nerve stimulation helped many people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression feel ...

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few treatment attempts, but up to one-third of patients have treatment-resistant ...

Research shows that vagus nerve stimulation can provide long-lasting benefits for patients who do not respond to conventional treatments Around 20% of adults in the United States will experience major ...

For more than four years, Lynn Milam's life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints. "My children could not hug me," she says. "I couldn't hold my husband's hand." Milam also ...