• A 2021 study from the University of Montreal and Montreal Sacred Heart Hospital, published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, examined the roles that the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems play in sleepwalking and found that perhaps that's not the case. (cnet.com)
  • Most paragangliomas are associated with ganglia of the parasympathetic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions such as digestion and saliva formation. (medlineplus.gov)
  • With enough repetition and attention, you can train yourself to notice when your nervous system is shifting from a parasympathetic to a sympathetic state, and use this approach to create a sense of ease. (mdlinx.com)
  • the electronic search resulted in 11 articles and, in general, showed a decrease in activity of the parasympathetic branch of obese children and inconclusive results by the sympathetic branch. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2023: Laboratory researcher 50%, TNU, Lund University. (lu.se)
  • In the March 15 issue of Cancer Research, researchers from Stony Brook University report that an attenuated -- or non-virulent -- form of poliovirus is effective in obliterating neuroblastoma tumors in mice, even when the mice had been previously vaccinated against the virus. (eurekalert.org)
  • The Stony Brook researchers took advantage of this viral property by injecting a stable, attenuated strain of poliovirus directly into neuroblastoma tumors transplanted into 12 mice engineered to contract polio. (eurekalert.org)
  • Surprisingly, the researchers also discovered that the poliovirus treatment effectively protected the mice against new tumor growth, a significant factor when fighting a disease like neuroblastoma, which is known to reoccur following chemotherapy. (eurekalert.org)
  • To test the virus' ability to destroy neuroblastoma the researchers constructed a transgenic mouse model that allows growth of neuroblastoma cells and carries the human gene for CD155, which codes for the receptor that allows poliovirus to enter cells. (eurekalert.org)
  • NEW YORK - New research suggests circularized DNA falling outside of linear chromosomes may serve as a recurrent source of somatic rearrangements in neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer affecting immature cells in the sympathetic nervous system. (genomeweb.com)
  • A cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, neuroblastoma most commonly occurs as a solid tumor arising from the adrenal gland in the abdomen. (scienceblog.com)
  • Neuroblastoma is a sympathetic nervous system tumor derived from the neural crest, whereas Wilms tumour mirrors arrested kidney development. (lu.se)
  • Neuroblastoma tumors are derived from the sympathetic nervous system and exhibit neural crest features. (lu.se)
  • The study, led by Zixi Jack Cheng, a neuro-cardiovascular scientist, was published in the Scientific Reports journal and was the project of an interdisciplinary team of researchers from UCF along with several other institutions as well as industry partners MBF Bioscience and SPARC Data and Resource Center. (ucf.edu)
  • Utilizing our map as a sympathetic-cardiac atlas opens the door for innovative therapies for several cardiovascular diseases, nerve-related disorders and avoids side effects associated with many pharmaceuticals," says Ariege Bizanti, a Ph.D. candidate in Cheng's lab. (ucf.edu)
  • A natriuretic peptide is a hormone molecule that plays a crucial role in the regulation of the cardiovascular system. (wikipedia.org)
  • Today, weight and blood pressure are a major public health concern, given that they can have a major impact on the cardiovascular and renal systems of those who are overweight. (withings.com)
  • Certain antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, may have protective effects on the cardiovascular system and reduce inflammation. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Researchers concluded that L-theanine may promote mental health in people with stress and other cognitive impairments. (theepochtimes.com)
  • In another randomized controlled trial on fifth-year university students about to enter their pharmacy practice, researchers wanted to determine if theanine had an effect on the students and their levels of stress. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The researchers found that subjective stress was significantly lower in the theanine group than in the placebo group. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Epinephrine is a stress hormone that is released during increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and it suppresses the immune response . (medicalxpress.com)
  • In a 2012 study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers suggest that mindfulness meditation may calm the sympathetic nervous system, reducing stress and creating a more relaxed body as a result. (healthline.com)
  • The researchers considered a variety of possibilities, but concluded that emotional stress associated with the holidays is a primary factor. (ohsonline.com)
  • Before you think this is the greatest advance possible - the researchers found the loss of smell was accompanied by a large increase in levels of the hormone noradrenaline, which is a stress response tied to the sympathetic nervous system. (supermarketguru.com)
  • Researchers there had discovered that neuropeptide Y (NPY) can be elevated under chronic stress with this model. (georgetown.edu)
  • NPY is a peptide that is secreted by the sympathetic nervous system, which is involved in the "flight or fight" response to acute stress, resulting in constriction of blood flow to all parts of the body except to the heart, lungs, and brain (the organs most needed to react to danger). (georgetown.edu)
  • Exercise reduces the overall activation of your amygdala and sympathetic nervous system - the parts of your brain and body that generate your stress response. (liverpool.ac.uk)
  • Based on psychological theory, listening to sedative music can improve sleep by modulating sympathetic nervous system activity and the release of cortisol, thereby lowering levels of anxiety and stress responses," Dr. Chen says in a statement to SWNS. (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers found that, on average, people with more positive experiences and fewer negative experiences reported lower stress, better coping, and lower systolic blood pressure reactivity leading to better physiological functioning in daily life. (worldhealth.net)
  • The researchers say that the mice's inability to remember coincided with stress-induced inflammation in the brain. (denverback.com)
  • The sympathetic nervous system controls the "fight-or-flight" response, a series of changes in the body due to hormones released in response to stress. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A new study provides early evidence of sex differences in rapid effects of stress systems on the cognitive control of negative emotions. (medscape.com)
  • The study contributes to a "better understanding of the neuroendocrinological mechanisms of stress effects on ER that may help to develop adequate preventive and curative interventions of stress- and emotion-related disorders," the researchers write. (medscape.com)
  • Melanie Flint's teams are focused on providing mechanistic evidence for this, with interventions across stress DNA damage, stress and gene changes, and cancer therapies that boost the immune system. (brighton.ac.uk)
  • A bunch of researchers (17 scientists) put together a collective study and concluded that, "…the hedonic and rewarding properties of palatable foods have stress-buffering actions across numerous effector pathways (neuroendocrine, behavioral, and the sympathetic nervous system). (glutenfreeforgood.com)
  • Negative news stories affect the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for releasing stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. (dailyfreepress.com)
  • The study, published in the journal Pain, looked at the effects of so-called mindfulness-based stress reduction - a technique developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts in 1979 that combines mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga postures. (wildmind.org)
  • One reason, some researchers suspect, may be because standard treatments do not specifically address the role psychological stress and emotions can play in triggering pain. (wildmind.org)
  • it changes your stress response system, your sort of 'fight or flight' type of response, and it also changes your sympathetic nervous system," said Dr Tietjen. (medscape.com)
  • However, experiments from intensive care researcher Dr. Matthijs Kox and Professor of Experimental Intensive Care Medicine Peter Pickkers now demonstrate that this is possible using certain techniques. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Matthijs Kox, PhD, is leading a team of researchers in the Netherlands that's trying to better understand why and how Wim Hof's method may work-he walks us through what they've published so far and his theories about the role blood alkalinity may play in all of it. (goop.com)
  • By injecting the virus directly into the mouse tumors, the researchers demonstrated that it was possible to reach their target and still avoid interacting with the anti-poliovirus antibodies generated by the vaccine. (eurekalert.org)
  • In this study, researchers fed healthy mice a high-fat diet (60% of total calories from fat) for nine months and found the mice gained 30-50% more body mass and developed more intestinal tumors than mice on a control diet. (denverback.com)
  • It would be useful to examine other physiological states, such as neuroendocrine or sympathetic nervous system responses as outcomes of daily positive and negative relationship experiences, which may reveal different patterns of associations. (worldhealth.net)
  • The system, known as the "little heart brain," contains thousands of neurons around the heart that regulate heartbeat and blood circulation. (ucf.edu)
  • The researchers discovered that nearly half of the neurons didn't connect to the sympathetic nervous system but instead to dorsal root ganglia - an area of the brain where all sensory neurons originate. (lajollalight.com)
  • ROOT let the researchers selectively destroy small subsets of sensory neurons in the adipose tissue using a targeted virus and then observe what happened. (lajollalight.com)
  • Indeed, the animals with blocked sensory neurons - and high levels of sympathetic signaling - had increased body temperatures. (lajollalight.com)
  • The findings suggest that the sensory neurons and sympathetic neurons might have two opposing functions, with sympathetic neurons needed to turn on fat burning and the production of brown fat, and sensory neurons required to turn those programs down. (lajollalight.com)
  • Using MRI scans, researchers found that intense exercise increased the levels of two common neurotransmitters called glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid in study participants. (denverback.com)
  • A team of UCF College of Medicine researchers has created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its "fight-or-flight" response. (ucf.edu)
  • The cardiac-sympathetic nerve system is very complex and remains poorly understood," says Jin Chen, another UCF collaborator on the project. (ucf.edu)
  • So having this detailed mapping in the heart could give us important insights into the architecture of cardiac-sympathetic nerve and provide the foundation for future functional and molecular studies of sympathetic control of the heart. (ucf.edu)
  • It could be that sympathetic nervous system withdrawal or a slowing [of this system] that occurs during sleep may act as a recovery phase for [usual] vascular and cardiac strain," Oikonomou said. (acc.org)
  • In the absence of specific adult CHD care center designations during our study period, we identified pediatric/adult and adult-only cardiac surgery centers through the Cardiac Surgery Reporting System to estimate age-based specialized care. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2013, for example, researchers in Denmark found that several antioxidant supplements, including vitamin E and vitamin A, were associated with higher rates of death for adults who took them than those who did not. (bostonglobe.com)
  • But in 2004, researchers analyzed 12 years of Los Angeles County death certificates and found that heart attack deaths also rise in the balmy Los Angeles winters. (ohsonline.com)
  • Researchers found no increased risk of AF with symptoms of anxiety or severe depression, but they did find an increased risk of AF with mild to moderate symptoms of depression. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Researchers found that mice who were repeatedly stressed by larger, more aggressive mice when they tried to find an escape hole in a maze became more forgetful than mice not exposed to the aggressive mice. (denverback.com)
  • Researchers have found that people who exercise not only have better physical fitness than inactive persons, but they also have better mental fitness. (denverback.com)
  • Sympathetic paragangliomas found outside the adrenal glands, usually in the abdomen, are called extra-adrenal paragangliomas. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Researchers found that high CRP levels made patients less responsive to treatment. (chiroeco.com)
  • In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms. (genomeweb.com)
  • In 2008, Maris led the team that identified common DNA variations on chromosome 6, the first time researchers found the cancer's genetic origin. (scienceblog.com)
  • 19 To quote one researcher, "Overall, inflammation causes disruptions in the blood-brain barrier along with cellular and structural changes within the CNS. (chiroeco.com)
  • There are no physical markers, like inflammation or tissue damage in the painful areas - but some researchers believe the disorder involves problems in how the brain processes pain signals. (wildmind.org)
  • Most sympathetic paragangliomas, including pheochromocytomas, produce hormones called catecholamines, such as epinephrine (adrenaline) or norepinephrine. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The endocrine system-the other communication system in the body-is made up of endocrine glands that produce hormones, chemical substances released into the bloodstream to guide processes such as metabolism, growth, and sexual development. (medscape.com)
  • The endocrine system consists of endocrine glands that produce and secrete hormones into the blood stream to reach and act on target cells of specific organs. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers didn't find significant decreases in those symptoms at the end of the study. (healthline.com)
  • [2] More than 200 different symptoms associated with long COVID have been identified from all 12 organ systems of the body. (cdc.gov)
  • Their randomised controlled trial "indicates that exposure to direct glare affects the trapezius muscle, possibly by an interaction between the visual system, sympathetic nervous system, and head-stabilising muscles," wrote Randi Mork of the University College of Southeast Norway in Kongsberg, Norway, and colleagues. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • The result was so remarkable that the researchers decided to carry out a follow-up study. (medicalxpress.com)
  • According to a new study, researchers have discovered a new way to open the blood-brain barrier. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • A new study reports on how a key component of the nervous system develops during the embryonic stage. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • In this study, researchers pulled together English and Chinese reports of randomized control sleep studies from five databases. (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers cautioned against interpreting the study as proof that relationship experiences have physiological effects. (worldhealth.net)
  • In this study, researchers compared the results of nerve conduction velocity (NCV) tests on patients with CTS and patients with CTS and cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (an example of DCS). (denverback.com)
  • For the new study, researchers led by Dr. Stefan Schmidt, of the University Medical Center in Freiburg, Germany, tested the program's effects among 177 women with fibromyalgia. (wildmind.org)
  • In this context and considering the importance of early identification the changes in ANS induced by the obesity, this study aimed at gathering information about the ANS analysis by HRV in obese children to the better comprehension the influence of obesity on this system in this population and provide an update of the findings published in the last eleven years on this subject. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results contribute to the body of evidence which suggests that manual therapy techniques achieve positive treatment outcomes by activation of the SNS,' the researchers report. (csp.org.uk)
  • The researchers believe that their findings, if developed to work in humans, could represent a safe, practical means of treating a deadly childhood cancer and possibly many other cancers in adults. (eurekalert.org)
  • We can therefore use this approach to investigate the immune system of humans. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans. (medicalxpress.com)
  • For Volume 124, the scope of the system- cancer in humans and cancer in experimental atic review encompassed a comprehensive animals formed the basis of the Working Group's search of the literature, focusing on an agent evaluation of "shift work that involves circadian name reflecting variations on "night shift work", disruption" as Group 2A. (who.int)
  • The arrectores pilorum are hooked up to the sympathetic nervous system, and the sympathetic nervous system has input from many parts of the brain, including those involved with motivation, arousal, and emotion. (harvard.edu)
  • The experiments revealed that when the brain doesn't receive sensory messages from adipose tissue, programs triggered by the sympathetic nervous system - related to the conversion of white fat to brown fat - become overly active in fat cells, resulting in a larger-than-normal fat pad with especially high levels of brown fat, which breaks down other fat and sugar molecules to produce heat. (lajollalight.com)
  • Researchers have pinpointed a specific marker that contributes to a chronic, but little known, brain condition. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Researchers have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Researchers identify a key protein which helps maintain the blood-brain barrier. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Researchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • By simulating patterns of microvasculature cell growth and compare the results with real networks grown in lab, researchers hope to direct how they grow into the tiny blood vessels that feed the brain and help people regain functions lost to stroke and disease. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Yuanyuan Zhang, the postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Cheng's lab, explained that this map will help researchers further test the functional role of a specific of nerve by activating or deactivating it and observing its impact on the body. (ucf.edu)
  • A well-functioning immune system protects our body from pathogens. (medicalxpress.com)
  • In 2011, researchers from Radboud university medical center investigated the response of Hof's body to an endotoxin injection while he was practicing the techniques he had developed himself. (medicalxpress.com)
  • An overactive sympathetic nervous system can cause an increase in catecholamine, a chemical that works as a hormone and neurotransmitter in the body. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Researchers suggest that these changes that occur in the body as a result of anxiety may all be factors in the development of AF. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The bacteria produce very potent toxins, which the blood stream and lymphatic system can disseminate throughout the body. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers created glare with two large, flat luminaries about 70 cm behind the computer screen, intended to simulate the placement of windows behind the computer screen and to ensure symmetrical exposure of glare to both eyes. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • [16] [17] Currently, therapeutic care is directed at symptom management, especially reduction in sympathetic hyperactivity, rehabilitation, and reassurance and support. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the researchers, any viral particles that make it to the bloodstream would be destroyed by antibodies created through poliovirus vaccination. (eurekalert.org)
  • It has been shown that in certain circumstances, practicing tai chi has an effect on boosting the immune system for older adults similar to getting a vaccination. (yang-sheng.com)
  • Michael R. Irwin, MD, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and other scientists have conducted research showing that practicing Tai Chi Chih, a modified tai chi form, provided the same benefit as getting a vaccination to prevent Shingles, an immune system deficiency disease. (yang-sheng.com)
  • To further the understanding of the relationship of tai chi practice and vaccination, the researchers also vaccinated some of the tai chi practitioners. (yang-sheng.com)
  • To test the effectiveness of poliovirus against cancer tissue, the researchers first had to develop a safe form of the virus. (eurekalert.org)
  • Melanie Flint has set up a research network together with the University of Brighton, University of Sussex and Brighton and Sussex Medical School to bring together all researchers in the geographical area working on cancer. (brighton.ac.uk)
  • Linda Holmquist Mengelbier is a paediatric cancer researcher who now, in parallel to her cancer effort, has started to work with the neurodegenerative disorders Huntington disease and ALS. (lu.se)
  • Researchers from the Radboud university medical center have provided the first scientific evidence for this in an article published yesterday in the leading scientific journal PNAS . (medicalxpress.com)
  • If you are a university-affiliated researcher or graduate student engaged in research on yoga and its impact on mental health, we would be glad to speak with you and share the resources we have developed for group class protocols and home practice free of charge. (yogafordepression.com)
  • Now, researchers at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taipei find enjoyable melodies may be the solution. (studyfinds.org)
  • 2012 - ongoing: Laboratory researcher 50%, Clinical Genetics, Lund University. (lu.se)
  • Researchers performed a proteomic analysis to identify serologic indicators of organ aging and disease. (news-medical.net)
  • All studies were reviewed by two independent investigators," researchers write in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants. (genomeweb.com)
  • gathering studies that approach the analysis of the ANS by HRV in obese children to understand better the influence of obesity on this system and in this population and provide an update of the findings published in the last eleven years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Studies involving these questions could contribute to perform early actions that aimed improve the conditions of this system in this population. (bvsalud.org)
  • The lead researcher calculated that drinking 3 additional 16 ounce glasses of water a day could translate to as much as five pounds of weight loss in a year! (drannwellness.com)
  • The upshot: "Behavior is regulated by a kind of archaic survival system like the one that is activated during fight or flight," Lino Nobili, a sleep researcher at Niguarda Hospital in Milan, told Aeon. (cnet.com)
  • In a 2015 clinical trial , researchers observed 91 women with fibromyalgia . (healthline.com)
  • Back in the Netherlands, scientists gave both the twelve trained subjetcs and twelve healthy non-trained volunteers an injection containing endotoxin, a component from the cell-wall of bacteria that elicits a response from the immune system. (medicalxpress.com)
  • In obese people, fat cells and insulin resistance tends to stimulate this sympathetic response. (withings.com)
  • Giving my clients a strategy and permission to quiet their minds and rebalance the sympathetic nervous system has been very beneficial to them and in our work together. (yogafordepression.com)
  • Nonclinical factors can include social system impediments, such as lack of work accommodations, limited access to vocational rehabilitation, and individual difficulty overcoming health challenges. (cdc.gov)