The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating ...

Background: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction has been suggested to contribute to the high prevalence of cardiovascular complications in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN), yet has not ...

Vitiligo, an autoimmune skin disorder characterized by melanocyte loss, has long been associated with sympathetic nervous system activity. Clinical observations have suggested links between ...

During stress, the sympathetic nervous system releases norepinephrine, which weakens macrophages' ability to reduce inflammation by impairing their cleanup of dead cells. "Our findings suggest ...

cardiac sympathetic nerve activity, myocardial fibrosis, left ventricular remodeling, hypokalemia, diuresis, natriuresis, pulmonary congestion, edema, blood pressure and weight compared with ...

When researchers blocked the ability of macrophages to respond to norepinephrine, the stress-induced worsening of allergic reactions ... “This study is the first in the world to demonstrate that ...