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.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is pivotal in maintaining cardiac homeostasis, intricately regulating heart rate, contractility, and vascular tone through its sympathetic and parasympathetic ...

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.

The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing. The fact that this part of the nervous system also has ...

A new study shows significant improvements in not only sleep quality, but also in improved autonomic nervous system function using a closed-loop, acoustic stimulation neurotechnology. A good night's ...

DESPITE A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE FOR THE INVOLVEMENT of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in health and disease and the ability of music to affect ANS activity, few studies have systematically explored ...

We examined whether sympathetic nervous system activity influences hypertension status and systolic blood pressure (SBP) independent of adiposity in youth ranging from normal-weight to severe obesity.

A systematic review found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) therapy could selectively improve autonomic function measures and may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. A review published in ...

You’re sitting in a perfectly comfortable room when suddenly a quick shiver ripples through your body. It’s not cold, you’re not scared, and you’re definitely not coming down with anything—yet your ...

'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 ...