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

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few ...

Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental health issues. ...

The "wandering" vagus nerve in yellow. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock A landmark study has found that adjunctive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) significantly improves treatment-resistant ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte Two-year data show that adding VNS to standard care can produce lasting symptom, function, and ...

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

When treatments such as medication and therapy aren’t able to relieve the symptoms of depression or another mental health condition, there are other options available. A psychiatrist might suggest ...

Nearly 20 years ago, knowing all other options had failed, Nick’s sister, a nurse, recommended he check out a new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS. The US Food and Drug Administration ...

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