Inflammatory responses and inflammation-associated diseases in organs
Back up resource for writing project. Inflammatory responses and inflammation-associated diseases in organs Linlin Chen,#1 Huidan Deng,#1 Hengmin Cui,1,2 Jing Fang,1,2 Zhicai Zuo,1,2 Junliang Deng,1,2 Yinglun Li,1,2 Xun Wang,1,2 and Ling Zhao1,2 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Inflammation…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture for Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020; 2020: 9641904. Published online 2020 Feb 13. doi: 10.1155/2020/9641904 PMCID: PMC7044481 PMID: 32148660 Application of Acupuncture to Attenuate Immune Responses and Oxidative Stress in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: What Do We Know So Far? Yuen-Shan Ho, 1 Fei-Yi Zhao, 2 Wing-Fai Yeung, 1 Gordon Tin-Chun Wong, 3 Hong-Qi Zhang, 4 and Raymond…
Read MoreDopamine mediates vagal modulation of the immune system by electroacupuncture.
Believe it or not, this might be relevant to the current covid crisis since patients are having a “cytokine storm”. Possibly electro acupuncture would help. It won’t happen, but maybe in the future. Dopamine Mediates the Vagal Modulation of The Immune System by Electroacupuncture Torres Rosas and Ulloa Abstract Previous anti-inflammatory strategies against sepsis, a…
Read MoreStress, Mood and Immunity: The Gut Brain Axis
The genetics and epigenetics of immunity.
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Read MoreCestode Parasites and Immunology
This article is related to research and I might as well publish it here. It has to do with my interest in immunology and how acupuncture affects it. Cestodes may give some insight. ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23058631 Int J Parasitol. 2013 Mar;43(3-4):233-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.09.005. Epub 2012 Oct 8. Cestode regulation of inflammation and inflammatory diseases. Hernandez JL1, Leung…
Read MoreCore strength and Stress
Welcome to my world!! I guess I’m so used to seeing the connection between stress, immunity, and the physical body, that I’m surprised that it’s still in question. This is the original PNAS paper. Some excerpts from the interview: In the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Pittsburgh neuroscientists showed that…
Read MoreThresholds of Myelinated Axons for Percutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Detailed study on electrode placement and stimulation parameters. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2020 Mar 20. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2020.2982271. [Epub ahead of print] Sensitivity Study of Neuronal Excitation and Cathodal Blocking Thresholds of Myelinated Axons for Percutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Van de Steene T, Tanghe E, Tarnaud T, Kampusch S, Kaniusas E, Martens L, Van Holen…
Read MoreAnti-body test for Corona Virus Under Development UCSF
If we know who is immune it can help us to isolate and quarantine and make that aspect of prevention more “surgical” instead of hammer. If so, researchers hope to learn whether people who had COVID-19 become immune to it, said Dr. George Rutherford, a UCSF infectious disease specialist. There is not enough data to…
Read MoreCorona Virus Graphs Updates 3.31.2020 a.m.
Our cases in California are still doubling every 4 days. This trackerfrom CNN is a bit strange to use. You need to hover over the gray lines, and above it will tell you the doubling rate. Our doubling rate is the lowest for a large state, by my reading. As for our cases in the…
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