Vagus Nerve Stimulation Has a Profound Impact on Severe Depression, Major Trial Finds
A major clinical trial suggests that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can provide long-term relief for patients with severe, treatment-resistant depression. The procedure involves implanting a pacemaker-like device that delivers electrical pulses to the vagus nerve.
Why it matters
This offers a potential breakthrough for the significant portion of the population for whom traditional antidepressants and therapies are ineffective.
Add ScienceAlert on Google Illustration of the vagus nerve. (Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Depression affects more than 300 million of us , and sometimes, treatment works .
The article reports on scientific findings from a clinical trial without political or ideological framing.
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