The results of the trial, published last month in a pair of studies in the journal Brain Stimulation ... were all implanted with a device to stimulate their left vagus nerve, a major conduit ...

was intended to evaluate the effectiveness of nerve-stimulation therapy for severe depression, both alone and as part of bipolar disorder. The cost of the device and the surgery to implant it ...

Natalie Boller (right) with consultant ENT and sleep surgeon Ryan Chin Taw Cheong (Lucy North/PA) It comes as UCLH became the first centre in the UK to offer sleep apnoea patients a choice of nerve ...

The participants were all implanted with a device to stimulate their left vagus nerve, a major conduit between the brain and the internal organs, but only half the devices were turned on. This type of ...