Auricular vagus nerve stimulation (TaVNS) and HRV
This study finds that auricular vagus nerve stimulation (which I am currently studying in the clinic along with hrv) leads to improved hrv. I haven’t...
Auricular Ear Stimulation and fMRI study
Ancient Medicine Made Modern This study is from 2007, interesting since I am developing a TENS ear stim device in the clinic. Though I...
Scooped! Ear Stimulation and HRV
Ancient Medicine Made Modern Turns out someone has done part of my study! Granted, they didn’t incorporate acupuncture and they used a slightly different...
Autonomics, Trancranial Stim and Autism
Ancient Medicine Made Modern This is a good summary of the issues with autism and autonomic balance. The study is exploring transcranial magnetic stimulation...
Parkinson’s Disease and the Microbiome
I wanted to cite this discussion from Michael J Fox’s blog. There have been a few recent studies showing the relationship between the gut and...
Chronic Stress Impairs Cognitive Performance in Business Executives
This article may be pertinent to my ongoing investigation into stress response to acupuncture treatment. Not only does acupuncture appear to improve chronic stress, but...
Autonomic Activity, HRV and Placebo Effect
There is scant data on the effect of placebo on the autonomic nervous system and HRV in particular. Since acupuncture research has a heavy burden...
White House initiates policies to decrease antibiotic use
Policy to curb antibiotic use. Long overdue considering the not insignificant threat of antibiotic resistance.