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Transcutaneous Electrostimulation at 36St Improves gastric mobility and Vagal activity

Not sure how they measures vagal activity. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Nov;30(11):1574-81. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12995. Ameliorating effects and autonomic mechanisms of needle-less transcutaneous electrical stimulation at...

Altered Neuroendocrine Immune Responses, a Two-Sword Weapon against Traumatic Inflammation

More on the interaction of the neuroendocrine system and the immune system.  Systems biology, it all goes together..  This article is only tangentially relevant to...

80% of Covid Patients Were Vitamin D Deficient

This study is probably suspect, but on the other hand, Vitamin D is cheap and safe if you don’t overdo it.  So maybe take time...

Vagus nerve stimulation boosts the drive to work for rewards

Not sure what to make of this study.  But posting here because of the many and varied effects of the auricular branch of the vagus...

New Insights for Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Aging-Related Diseases: Herbal Medicine as Potential Therapeutic Approach

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019; 2019: 4598167. Published online 2019 Dec 12. doi: 10.1155/2019/4598167 PMCID: PMC6930799 PMID: 31915506 New Insights for Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Aging-Related...

Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016787601730421X International Journal of Psychophysiology Volume 131, September 2018, Pages 131-138 Heart rate variability mediates the link between rumination and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study...

The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074742716300612 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Volume 132, July 2016, Pages 49-56 The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans...

Neurocardiology: a neurobiologist’s perspective

More back up data for my writing project.   J Physiol. 2016 Jul 15; 594(14): 3955–3962. Published online 2016 Jul 14. doi: 10.1113/JP271895 PMCID: PMC4945716 PMID: 27417671 Neurocardiology: a...

Sympathetic Nervous System and Inflammation. Wilfred Janig

More back up material for writing project. Sympathetic Nervous System and inflammation Wilfred Janig a b s t r a c t Keywords: Sympathetic nervous...

Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720840/ Molecules. 2019 Aug; 24(16): 2997. Published online 2019 Aug 19. doi: 10.3390/molecules24162997 PMCID: PMC6720840 PMID: 31430861 Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for...