Vagus nerve stimulation is a social-media sensation, promising instant stress relief. Here’s what the science really says about the body’s built-in “chill” circuit. Vagus nerve stimulators deliver ...

You can stop looking for glitches in the Matrix—it’s finally been proven that our universe is not merely a simulation running on some powerful alien civilization’s supercomputer. An international team ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure ...

Well stimulation is the primary lever for near-wellbore and reservoir connectivity enhancement—it reduces skin, creates or reopens flow pathways, and improves sweep/injectivity. It sits after drilling ...

I.1 Objective: Restore or increase well productivity/injectivity by removing near-wellbore damage (matrix stimulation) or creating/propagating conductive fractures ...

Electricity is the brain’s language. For a decade, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and philanthropy have enabled UC San Francisco physician-scientists to decipher this language and use ...

For weeks, Steele, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and members of his lab have traveled to an addiction treatment center in Middletown, Connecticut, where they are ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...

This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of free speech, freedom of the press and freedom on the internet in 35 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, the ...

Overstimulation is when the brain gets too much input at once. This can make it hard to focus, think clearly, or stay calm. Feeling annoyed or drained, acting confused or frustrated, and not being ...