Schematic depicting the involvement of regional sympathetic nerves in the mediation of pain in early-stage TMJ-OA. GA, UNITED STATES, Febru ...

Exercise training prevents the onset and development of many chronic diseases, acting as an effective tool for both primary and secondary prevention. Muscle ...

This allows for better oxygenation of muscles and increased alertness, but can also cause high blood pressure if activation is prolonged. Overactivation of the sympathetic nervous system, often due to ...

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system leads to a "fight-or-flight" response in the body, or a series of physiological reactions, including increased heart rate and high blood pressure.

Activation of the stress response ... state in response to threat are kicked off by the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system. By contrast, the vagus nerve, the main component ...

The neuroendocrine mechanisms of chronic stress. Chronic stress produces stress hormones during the activation of the neuroendocrine system (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis) and the sympathetic ...

Our stress response makes us stronger and better able to evade attack by a tiger. But it is a poor match for modern life.

The body reacts with a cascade of physical changes that result from the activation of the sympathetic nervous system, resulting in an increased heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and decreased ...

As the cold wave was raging this week, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for special attention to health care to prevent cold disea ...