Recent studies highlight vagus nerve stimulation's expanding role across mental health, metabolic regulation, and physiological resilience, with emerging data linking autonomic modulation to stress recovery, depression treatment, and metabolic disease management.
Biopsychosocial science and medicine · A Multimodal Investigation of Empathic Stress During Acute Stress Exposure in Romantic Couples: Does Sleep Deprivation Play a Role?
Empathic stress triggers autonomic responses linked to sleep deprivation effects on couple dynamics.
Cognitive, affective & behavior neuroscience · The selective dynamics of proactive and reactive control in GAD: A taVNS study using hierarchical drift diffusion modeling.
TaVNS modulates proactive control efficiency in GAD, distinguishing between anticipatory and reactive anxiety processing.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology · taVNS Alleviates Preeclampsia‑Induced Placental Trophoblast Dysfunction By Attenuating Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Dysregulation Via ACh‑M3AChR‑PERK/IP3R1 Signalling.
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves preeclampsia outcomes by restoring placental cellular homeostasis.
Asian journal of psychiatry · Adjunctive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation following loss of response to maintenance intranasal esketamine in treatment‑resistant depression.
Combining taVNS with esketamine enhances treatment durability for refractory depression.
The Saudi dental journal · Bidirectional Influences and Clinical Implications of Psychological Factors and Oral Health During Orthodontic Treatment.
Psychological stress and autonomic activity influence oral microbiota and orthodontic outcomes.
Biological psychology · Young Adults' Resilience in the Context of Loneliness: The Moderating Role of Autonomic Nervous System Activity at Rest and in Response to Challenge.
Resting and challenge‑evoked autonomic activity modulates resilience pathways in lonely young adults.
Current atherosclerosis reports · Exercise Training and Heart Rate Variability: A Guided Optimization of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiometabolic Disease.
Structured exercise improves HRV metrics, supporting its role in cardiometabolic risk reduction.
PloS one
Overview of stress assessment tools for children’s daily life.
PLoS biology
Meal timing influences vagal complex activity and circadian regulation of appetite.
BMC psychology
Study design to evaluate vagus nerve stimulation effect on metabolic inflammation.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
Links of microbiota to neuroinflammatory conditions such as MS and Parkinson’s.
Journal of materials chemistry. B
Nanoparticle therapy mitigates diabetic vascular complications.
Head & neck
Technical feasibility of a surgical corridor for skull base lesions.
Journal of materials chemistry. B
Investigates anti‑inflammatory nanoparticles for diabetic vascular protection.