News tagged with parasympathetic nervous system


How our nerves regulate insulin secretion

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to graft beta cells into the eyes of mice in order to study them in a living organism over a prolonged period of time. As a result, the group and a team of colleagues ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How music prevents heart transplant rejection

Music has a fundamental affect on humans. It can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, provide a distraction from pain, and improve the results of clinical therapy. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...

Cardiology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research may explain why obese people have higher rates of asthma

A new study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in energy metabolism, fertility, and bone mass, also regulates airway diameter. The findings ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exploring the cause of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

Dravet syndrome (DS) is a form of infantile-onset, treatment-resistant epilepsy that is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding a voltage-gated sodium channel, SCN1A. DS patients have a 30-fold increased risk of dying from ...

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0