The term “sympathetic nervous system overload” sounds daunting, but the root cause is pedestrian: stress. Stress is, of course, something we all experience all the time, but left unchecked, it can ...

If your body is a performance center, then your nervous system is the invisible stage manager. It keeps your body running in ...

A team of UCF College of Medicine researchers has created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its "fight-or-flight ...

The sympathetic nervous system was thought to have evolved with jawed vertebrates. But lampreys—jawless, parasitic fish that suck out the blood of their hosts—have a simple one, per recent research.

The hope is that renal denervation will solve not only hypertension-related complications but also the various problems associated with antihypertensive drugs that have a negative impact on quality of ...

Feeling frazzled? Hotels are now offering amenities designed to tone your vagus nerve — which can help you stay calm and more ...

Think of the woman in your friend group who is a natural communicator—she always knows everything that’s happening and passes on the best facts (and juiciest gossip). Your body contains its own type ...

A team of UCF College of Medicine researchers has created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body’s heart rate and its “fight-or-flight ...