Researchers found that cutting the vagus nerve in mice reduced dopamine activity and lessened the frequency of reward ...

A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could be ...

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

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 ...

Our gut has been called the second brain of the body. As per experts, the stronger the connection between one's gut and brain, the stronger our physical and mental health. What many call the 'gut ...

The advent of anti-obesity medications such as semaglutide that act on the receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) provide a pharmacological solution to hunger management. However, the body has ...

Running up and down the human body like a long and strong intricate cable of connection is something called the vagus nerve. A few facts about the basic functions of the vagus nerve: Your vagus nerve ...

If you follow health and wellbeing news, it’s likely you’ll be hearing a lot more about the vagus nerve over the coming year.

Grounding without the effort.

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