MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Chronic stress is rampant these days, wreaking havoc on our physical and mental wellbeing. Health care professionals have been advocating recently for a deceptively simple, yet ...

If you're like most us, you've been put through the wringer by challenges that have cropped up when you're least expecting them. And all that stress takes a toll on the extremely long nerve that makes ...

In a world where stress has become a near-constant companion for many, scientists and medical professionals have turned their attention to an unassuming hero within our bodies, the vagus nerve. This ...

Medically accurate illustration of the vagus nerve. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock This Psychology Today blog post is phase seven of a nine-part series called "The Vagus Nerve Survival Guide ...

Are you feeling grounded, present, and levelheaded? Can you face stress and recover quickly from stressful events? If so, I would say you have high vagal tone and your vagus nerve is active. Your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Whether we are conscious of it or not, we all have a reservoir of emotional ...

When I joined the fire department in July 2009, there was no talk of firefighter mental health challenges, resources available to responders, or even an open dialogue about these issues. Then in June ...

Auricular vagal neuromodulation therapy is a non-invasive and non-surgical treatment that could aid cardiovascular disease ...

Chronic stress is rampant these days, wreaking havoc on our physical and mental wellbeing. But did you know you can easily tone down your stress symptoms by toning up your vagus nerve? Stanford ...