The Role of the Vagus Nerve in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Patients with fibromyalgia often have low vagal activity and low Heart Rate Variability. Acupuncture and TAVNS can help. Review article The role of the vagus...
Molecular and Functional Neuroscience in Immunity
Molecular and Functional Neuroscience in Immunity Valentin A. Pavlov, Sangeeta S. Chavan, and Kevin J. Tracey Center for Biomedical Science and Center for Bioelectronic Medicine,...
Modulation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) in the anti-inflammatory function of the vagus nerve
The α7nAcetylcholine receptor comes up again and again in research on inflammation and has been studied in the context of acupuncture too. Vagal activity is...
TRPA1 is necessary for IL-1β induced vagus nerve activity
This is an abstract from the recent Bioelectronic summit. I am keeping tabs on all of the cytokines and mechanisms because they, in many instances,...
International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020)
As blog readers know, I’m using TAVNS in the office in conjunction with acupuncture. Some patients have a unit they use at home also. It...
Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine
I just love the story of one of the researchers, Katalin Kariko. I shared her inspirational story here. She persevered in her work on messenger...
Dopamine mediates vagal modulation of the immune system by electroacupuncture.
I’ve probably written about this paper before, but it’s part of the point by point case for acupuncture activating anti-inflammatory effects by exploiting the immune...
Role of Neuroimmune Crosstalk in Mediating the Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture on Inflammatory Pain
I’m slowly making some progress on my chapter on Inflammation and acupuncture’s role in decreasing it, as well as other “natural” means of mitigating it. ...