Neuronal 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…
Read MoreStarvation, Stress Resistance, and Cancer: Valter Longo
Hunger and stress resistance. Fasting can increase resilience. Trends Endocrinol Metab . 2018 Apr;29(4):271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 17. Starvation, Stress Resistance, and Cancer Roberta Buono 1 , Valter D Longo 2 Affiliations PMID: 29463451 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.01.008 Abstract Cancer cells are characterized by dysregulation in signal transduction and metabolic pathways leading to increased glucose uptake,…
Read MoreVaccination Does Prevent Illness as well as Spreading of Covid
Another great article from National Geographic about the vaccines and how they help to mitigate disease and its spread. After any infection, “you have white blood cells, specifically T and B cells, that hang around and remember that initial infection so that if you do become infected again, these memory cells respond by immediately multiplying…
Read MoreHygiene Hypothesis>Don’t fear all germs!!!
Dr. Graham Rook, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology at University College London, likens the immune system to a computer. He says that the microbes we encounter in daily life — on other people and in our spaces — are the data that the immune system relies on to program and regulate its operations. While…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture regulates inflammatory cytokines by activating the vagus nerve to enhance antitumor immunity in mice with breast tumors, Life Sciences,
This should be a big deal? These animal experiments that look at different immune factors could be irrelevant to humans, but when it comes to cancer, perhaps we should be taking a closer look. Also gratifying that they were able to link it to the vagus nerve and the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus…
Read MoreDr. Kariko, Hero of the Covid mRNA vaccine
An absolutely incredible story of a dogged, persistent scientist in the face of huge obstacles who persevered and was key in the effort to produce the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna alike. I encourage you to read the whole thing. Inspiring! And it underscores the importance of basic science but also of following hunches…
Read MoreNetwork, degeneracy and bow tie. Integrating paradigms and architectures to grasp the complexity of the immune system
Fascinating background material for my chapter on the Immune System Tieri P, Grignolio A, Zaikin A, et al. Network, degeneracy and bow tie. Integrating paradigms and architectures to grasp the complexity of the immune system. Theor Biol Med Model. 2010;7:32. Published 2010 Aug 11. doi:10.1186/1742-4682-7-32 Abstract Recently, the network paradigm, an application of graph theory to…
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