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...
Damage from a heart attack comes from brain signals and vagus input
Background created by fractal geometryHeart Rate Variability is a fractal, complexity measure. Complexity=healthy This animal study shows that there is cross talk between the brain...
TaVNS: Potential for Fibromyalgia via Autonomic Nervous Syste
Fibromyalgia is now recognized as a “real” condition (decades ago patients were told it was all in their head.) I’ve discussed it on the blog...
comparison of two acupuncture protocols for animal model IBS
Exercise AND acupuncture good for HRV too! This rat study found that acupuncture plus moxibustion improved visceral pain in IBS, but an acupoint strategy based...
Insomnia: Acupuncture Modulates α7-nAChR Sleep Circuits
Acupuncture for Insomnia My book actually discussed the α7-nAChR receptor and why it is important. It’s a receptor that explains how different tissues act and...
Perceived age as clinically useful biomarker of ageing
In this small study, the correlation between perceived age and the likelihood of survival is confirmed. I welcome studies that encourage a bit of vanity...
Inflammation-Associated Co-morbidity Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease.
Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2017;31:45-70. doi: 10.1007/7854_2016_28. Inflammation-Associated Co-morbidity Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease. Halaris A1. Author information 1 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience,...
Acupuncture’s Neuroimmune Global Effects
I don’t have access to this full article yet, but it touches on what I’ve been interested in for a long time. The immune effects...