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Body futurism begins with a different question about technology: instead of asking how machines can replace the body, what if they could help us understand it more clearly? The vagus nerve offers a practical way into that idea. It carries information between internal organs and the brain, participates in automatic regulation, and can be approached through emerging tools such as wearable sensing...

Vagus nerve stimulation for rheumatoid arthritis is no longer only a laboratory idea, but the answer depends on the device. In the United States, the FDA approved the implanted SetPoint System in 2025 for a defined group of adults with moderately to severely active RA who have had an inadequate response, loss of response, or intolerance to biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs. ([1]) That appr...

March 30 is World Bipolar Day — and a reminder to look beyond the label of "mood swings." In this article, ZenoWell explores what HRV research, neuroimmune science, and vagus nerve pathways reveal about bipolar disorder, and asks a forward-looking question: could taVNS become a meaningful tool for supporting emotional regulation and autonomic balance in this population? Read more →

Introduction Following implantation of a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device, longitudinal changes in a patient's condition are generally documented in clinical notes. These notes may describe seizure activity, mood, or pain at individual visits. Their unstructured format, however, makes changes over several years difficult to compare systematically. A study published in JAMIA Open in 2026 e...

Introduction Heartbeat, gastrointestinal motility, and bladder filling are all regulated by the autonomic nervous system. By influencing neural activity through electrical stimulation, researchers hope to develop new interventions for organ dysfunction. However, accurately directing stimulation to disease-relevant nerve fibers and producing reproducible organ responses requires answers to sev...

Where Should You Place TENS Pads for Vagus Nerve Stimulation? If you are looking for where to place TENS pads for vagus nerve stimulation, the direct answer is: do not place regular TENS pads on the front or side of your neck. The neck contains the carotid sinus and major nerves that can be dangerously affected by unregulated electrical stimulation. For non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation, the...

Introduction Pain as the Block Wears Off Pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery may be well controlled initially, only to intensify abruptly as the nerve block wears off. This transition from mild to severe pain is known as rebound pain. It can disrupt rest and postoperative recovery. Maintaining steady analgesia as the block subsides remains an important challenge in perioperative pain m...

World Mental Health Day 2026 takes place on Saturday, October 10. The official theme, shared by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), is "Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change" [1], [2]. This year's campaign focuses on listening to people with lived experience of mental health conditions and giving them real influence over the decisi...