In the chapter of my book project “Deep Resilience” on Longevity-Chapter-for-blog-8.4.2020, the concept of autophagy and mTOR are laid out. Autophagy (the clearing of cells and their debris) is also important in Neurodegenerative Disease, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s
This is fantastic background material for the topic of vagal modulation on the spleen which can be key in the anti-inflammatory response of neuromodulation by vagal stimulation and be interence the vagal enhancement with electroacupuncture. Bassi GS, Kanashiro A,
I am stashing this link and series of links here since systems biology is very much a part of acupuncture and its results. Small input of needling can lead to outsized results a consequence of the cascades set in motion.
This article is also part of back up material for my work on the Science of Immunology and how it pertains to acupuncture. So meaty!! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17015491/ free journal article here Roosterman D, Goerge T, Schneider SW, Bunnett NW, Steinhoff M.
This is an interesting approach to getting published. Had I known, I could have published many similar papers. Good to know! In all seriousness, maybe it IS a better approach getting your message out. My (published) paper is here. Kimura
This is what I’ve been studying for years. I cannot access the article, but I’m fascinated to see that there has been so many animal studies. Bring it! Liu K, Jiang JF, Lu SF. [Effect characteristics and mechanism of acupuncture
I’m stashing this on the blog even though it’s not of immediate pertinence to acupuncture, at least not that I can tell. It looks that the receptors in the skin that are affected by the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis, or the stress
Hunger and stress resistance. Fasting can increase resilience. Trends Endocrinol Metab . 2018 Apr;29(4):271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.01.008. Epub 2018 Feb 17. Starvation, Stress Resistance, and Cancer Roberta Buono 1 , Valter D Longo 2 Affiliations PMID: 29463451 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.01.008 Abstract Cancer cells
Another great article from National Geographic about the vaccines and how they help to mitigate disease and its spread. After any infection, “you have white blood cells, specifically T and B cells, that hang around and remember that initial infection
Dr. Graham Rook, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology at University College London, likens the immune system to a computer. He says that the microbes we encounter in daily life — on other people and in our spaces — are
