On the flipside of fight-or-flight is rest-and-digest. It’s the body’s way of rebalancing itself after the danger has passed.

A new study published in Food Quality and Preference suggests that the way our bodies signal hunger and fullness might be ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is a type of epilepsy treatment. ... Doctors don’t know exactly how it works. They do know that the vagus nerve is an important pathway to your brain.

Through these accessible techniques, the remarkable vagus nerve offers a pathway to calm that has been within us all along, waiting to be activated. Recommended.

The vagus nerve is the key player in the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the “rest and digest” system that calms the body during times of low stress.

Research dating back to the 19th century links this type of fainting to the vagus nerve, a wandering tract that connects the brain to internal organs including the heart, lung and gut. "But what ...

The vagus nerve not only divides and branches out (its name derives from the Latin word for “wandering”), but it also connects to and interacts with other nerves in the body.

Experts explain that exposing the body to cold triggers a reflex called the diving response, which activates the vagus nerve.

Zapping the vagus nerve promotes blood clotting, new research suggests. These findings are the first evidence in humans of a "neural tourniquet," or a brain-based pathway that could reduce ...

The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, ... we can activate certain pathways that turn down inflammation signals. If we can help restore an equilibrium, ...