In severe treatment-resistant depression, long-term data show VNS benefits not only persist for 2 years but also continue to emerge in late responders.

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

The secret to a healthier and “younger” heart lies in the vagus nerve. A recent study coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and published in Science Translational ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world's leading ...

A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a heart attack, which may pave the way for new therapies ...

Heart attacks are often thought of as a plumbing issue, the result of a blockage preventing blood from flowing through one of ...

Alexandra Bufton said she was trying to keep things afloat ...

A mum whose daughter has a smooth brain and suffers up to 500 seizures a day, and whose self-employed husband has had urgent ...

A mum whose daughter has a smooth brain and endures up to 500 seizures daily, and whose self-employed husband has undergone emergency heart surgery, says she has to fundraise to keep her family afloat ...

Most days, our bodies are just there—mundane vessels we inhabit on autopilot. We wake up, get on with our routines, eat, sleep, repeat. But the moment you actually stop and think about what’s ...