New research suggests a high-fat diet can turn the vagus nerve into a microbial highway, allowing gut bacteria to breach the ...

A wireless brain implant designed to restore artificial vision has been successfully implanted in ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

In another new UAB study, 15 minutes of stimulation before a 45-minute session with a physical therapist made lasting ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

To rapidly transmit electrical signals in the brain, the long nerve fibers are insulated by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes. These cells also respond to the electrical signals of active ...

Gargling water and humming might sound strange but new research shows they activate your vagus nerve and calm anxiety within ...

In order to understand brain diseases, neuroscientists try to untangle the intricate nerve fibre labyrinth of our brain. Before analysing brain tissue under a microscope, it is often soaked in ...

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow the growth of these tumors, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

Thousands of times per year, a family’s moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant stops smiling or ...