Washington, DC-Two studies published online November 22, 2007 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and slated to appear in its December 11 issue help advance the use of autonomic ...

Biochemically defined diabetes as a marker of future cardiac and vascular events is now routinely accepted as a major adverse cardiovascular risk factor within international guidelines. 1 The ...

'In a low-risk group of babies born full-term, the autonomic nervous system and cortical systems appear to function well regardless of whether infants were exposed to labor prior to birth,' says Sarah ...

Late in pregnancy, the human body carefully prepares fetuses for the rigors of life outside the protection of the womb. Levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, ramp up and spike during labor.

A few days ago, I wrote a post about how slower breathing facilitates eudaimonia via the vagus nerve. In that post, I presented a wide range of science-based evidence that identifies a correlation ...

Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. It occurs when high levels of sugar and fat in the blood damage the nerves that control the internal organs. According to a 2020 ...