Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial.

The Vagus Nerve’s Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled ...

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 ...

Those on the extreme end of the depression spectrum face symptoms that impact their daily activities too and not just their interpersonal relationships-- such that they cannot be cured by therapy and ...

An international team of researchers conducted a clinical trial on 493 adults whose major depression hadn't previously ...

Participants in clinic trial went from being unable to get out of bed to being productive and interacting with loved ones ...

A vagus nerve stimulation device was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nearly two decades ago for treatment-resistant depression, but it has not become widely available.

(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 ...