In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.
So, he and his colleagues induced heart attacks in mice and examined responses in the vagus nerve, which carries signals between the brain, heart and digestive system. After a heart attack, vagus ...
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Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack
A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a ...
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New research links the heart to the brain, nerves, and immune defenses
Arteries can narrow with fatty buildup. Blood struggles to move. Oxygen drops. A heart attack can follow, and it remains the ...
Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...
The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.
A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...
(BPT) - New precision neuromodulation techniques are redefining what's possible for neurological recovery, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made a substantial investment to support the ...
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