Graphene sheet “camera” captures granular electrical activity of a beating heart.
Amazingly, they may be able to look at brain activity in this highly specific way also. Without the tremendous computing power of our computers, this would be impossible. Graphene ‘camera’ captures real-time electrical activity of beating heart
Read More[Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Ynag JY, Jiang J, Tian HL, Wang ZD, Ren JY, Liu H, Li ZG. [Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 May 25;46(5):353-61. Chinese. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200980. PMID: 34085456. Abstract in English, Chinese Objective: To explore…
Read MoreImmune and genetic aspects of asthma, allergy and parasitic worm infections: evolutionary links
This paper is over 10 years old, but it still has a lot to say. I have yet to buy the pdf of the full paper. But it is a concise description of the concept of “old friends.” When a person has immunity to “old friends” such as Ascaris and Schistomona evolutionarily developed over millenia…
Read MoreAcupuncture promotes mTOR-independent autophagic clearance of aggregation-prone proteins in mouse brain
In the chapter of my book project “Deep Resilience” on Longevity-Chapter-for-blog-8.4.2020, the concept of autophagy and mTOR are laid out. Autophagy (the clearing of cells and their debris) is also important in Neurodegenerative Disease, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s . This study is not new, having been completed in 2015, and perhaps there are…
Read MoreAnatomical and clinical implications of vagal modulation of the spleen.
This is fantastic background material for the topic of vagal modulation on the spleen which can be key in the anti-inflammatory response of neuromodulation by vagal stimulation and be interence the vagal enhancement with electroacupuncture. Bassi GS, Kanashiro A, Coimbra NC, Terrando N, Maixner W, Ulloa L. Anatomical and clinical implications of vagal modulation…
Read MoreSystems Medicine 2020 Uri Alon
I am stashing this link and series of links here since systems biology is very much a part of acupuncture and its results. Small input of needling can lead to outsized results a consequence of the cascades set in motion. I’m working on the Immunology Chapter of my book “Deep Resilience” and I will need…
Read MoreNeuronal control of skin function: the skin as a neuroimmunoendocrine organ
This article is also part of back up material for my work on the Science of Immunology and how it pertains to acupuncture. So meaty!! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17015491/ free journal article here Roosterman D, Goerge T, Schneider SW, Bunnett NW, Steinhoff M. Neuronal control of skin function: the skin as a neuroimmunoendocrine organ. Physiol Rev. 2006 Oct;86(4):1309-79….
Read MoreEffects of a Single Session of Acupuncture Treatment on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Mild Hypertension
This is an interesting approach to getting published. Had I known, I could have published many similar papers. Good to know! In all seriousness, maybe it IS a better approach getting your message out. My (published) paper is here. Kimura K, Kitagawa Y, Tajima F. Effects of a Single Session of Acupuncture Treatment on Blood…
Read MoreAcupuncture and Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
This is what I’ve been studying for years. I cannot access the article, but I’m fascinated to see that there has been so many animal studies. Bring it! Liu K, Jiang JF, Lu SF. [Effect characteristics and mechanism of acupuncture in autonomic nerve regulation]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 Apr 25;46(4):335-41. Chinese. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200665. PMID:…
Read MoreKey role of CRF (Corticotropin Releasing Factor) in the skin stress response system
I’m stashing this on the blog even though it’s not of immediate pertinence to acupuncture, at least not that I can tell. It looks that the receptors in the skin that are affected by the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis, or the stress response. I was curious if there were effects from the skin stress receptors to the…
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