Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 20-year-old with a fainting disorder that caused her to pass out every day is cured by a cutting-edge surgery Abby McGillvray, ...

Dysautonomia is a broad term for conditions that range from fainting to more serious life threatening conditions. Some are quite common, and some are extremely rare. Dysautonomia is a nervous system ...

Researchers have for the first time identified the genetic pathway between the heart and brain tied to fainting. They found that vagal sensory neurons trigger fainting, laying a foundation for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UBC study has found no need to impose more driving restrictions on people who have recently suffered from first-episode ...

Abby McGillvray, 20, used to pass out on a weekly or even daily basis. She had vasovagal syncope, a condition that causes moments of reduced blood flow to the brain. Doctors successfully corrected a ...

An image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journal Nature, UC San Diego researchers and their colleagues found that these neurons trigger fainting, laying a ...