Dementia GLP-1 Drugs Fail to Slow Dementia
though GLP-1’s do affect atherosclerotic heart disease and alcohol addiction, they fail in three studies to slow dementia. This is a link to the (disgraced)...
Genetic Contribution to Lifespan, More than you think but still hopeful
Uri Alon of Weizmann institute I was happy to see a name that I hadn’t heard in awhile, Uri Alon. It was years ago,...
TAVNS: Transcutaneour Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Alleviates Cardiac Dysfunction in Takotsubo Syndrome
I’ve been studying vagal activity for years! This study is closely aligned with the study in this blog post. Both research groups are looking at...
TAVNS and Acupuncture: Stress, inflammation, and resilience among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
one of my poster presentations on activity of the vagus This study looks at stress and vagal nerve activity in outcomes of oral squamous cell...
Central-sensitization and neuro-immune axis via microglial modulation in acupuncture treatment for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated pain.
Juvenile arthritis shouldn’t hurt This arthritis study provides more evidence for acupuncture’s effect on the neuro-immune axis, central sensitization, vagal nerve activation, and microglian...
Acupuncture for Migraine Without Aura and Connection-Based Efficacy Prediction:
Migraines can wreck your life This study tested whether real acupuncture works better than sham acupuncture for people with migraines without aura. I’ve had many...
Acupuncture: Multimodal Enhancement of Colonic Motility by at ST36 is Mediated by TRPV1+ Cutaneous Sensory Fibers.
This study looked at how acupuncture improves gut movement, focusing on a specific nerve receptor called TRPV1 at the acupuncture point ST36 (Zusanli). I had...
Tim Ferris and Michael Levin on Acupuncture and Bioelectronic Medicine
This conversation on Tim Ferriss podcast was notable to me, in that acupuncture is being discussed in a real way. The last time I paid...