Frequency-dependent functional connectivity of the nucleus accumbens during continuous transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in major depressive disorder
This is a nice study comparing sham to real Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation to sham. I The electrode set up looks good since the...
Higuchi Fractal Dimension of Heart Rate Variability During Percutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Healthy and Diabetic Subjects
Since I’m hopeless at the math part of HRV, I contacted the developers of the software I use and they thought that Correlation Dimension was...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Complexity of Heart Rate Variability Differently during Sleep and Wakefulness
Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results This study is looking at direct vagal nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients. Complexity is increased by vagal...
Vaccine to Prevent Stress, a new take on Old Friends
This article discusses a new vaccine derived from a bacterium found in soil that might help calm the nervous system by providing a dosage of...
Inflammageing: chronic inflammation in ageing, cardiovascular disease, and frailty.
This is an important part of the conversation about aging. Of course, stress reduction to reduce overall inflammation is what I pay attention to in...
Dr. Elissa Epel on Telomeres and the Role of Stress Biology in Cellular Aging
UCSF researcher who works with Nobel Prize winner Elizabeth Blackburn from Rhonda Patrick’s blog Found my fitness, an interview. I saw her speak with Blackburn...
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Regulates the Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway to Counteract 1, 2-Dimethylhydrazine Induced Colon Carcinogenesis in Albino wistar Rats.
I have no idea if we can extrapolate the parameters used in this study to humans, but nice to have them anyway. Incredible that they...
Living a Better Life with Acupuncture
This segment gives a nice run down of what to expect with acupuncture AND emphasizes its positive effects on stress. By: Alicia Smith From infertility...