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In clinical trials, almost 500 depression patients who were resistant to current treatments were given therapy that stimulated their vagus nerve. The majority of these patients had such serious ...

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 ...

Two-year data show that adding VNS to standard care can produce lasting symptom, function, and quality-of-life benefits in one of the most difficult-to-treat depression populations. Study: Durability ...

Stimulating either of a pair of crucial nerves that carry messages from the brain to several major organs could be an effective way to treat people with severe depression. An international team of ...

Nerve-stimulation therapy can greatly improve symptoms of severe, treatment-resistant depression, a new clinical trial shows. The results of the trial, published last month in a pair of studies in the ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...