The device supports sleep by lowering cortisol within minutes, slowing the heart and quieting racing thoughts.

Vagus nerve stimulation devices are becoming more popular to help people deal with stress, anxiety and sleep issues.

Social media hype about the vagus nerve tends to be oversimplified. The truth is more complex — and more interesting.

New research shows vagus nerve exercises like humming, gargling and cold water exposure can calm anxiety in seconds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you feel simultaneously on-edge and burned out, your vagus nerve could likely use a tune-up. The vagus nerve is one of the ...

The HOKA Hackney Half Marathon Runner Recovery Project looked at how vagus nerve stimulation affected recovery, training and ...

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention online these days. As just one of 12 paired cranial nerves, you may wonder what’s so special about it. But if you’ve seen people on social media sharing ...

From box breathing to cold plunging, humming to hiking, the list of things we’ll do in the name of wellness is ever-growing, and this year there’s a new biohacking buzzword dominating the conversation ...

A growing number of recovery tools promise better sleep, lower stress, improved focus, and faster recovery. Few have ...

The vagus nerve serves as the brakes on your sympathetic nervous system, helping the body calm down from a stressed state to a more relaxed, maintenance state. Surgically implanted vagus nerve ...

How long have you got?” is Professor Owen Epstein’s response when I ask what the vagus nerve does. A pioneering consultant gastroenterologist, his areas of special interest include the role of the ...