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.

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life threatening condition common in people who have experienced spinal cord injury in the upper back. AD occurs when an injury disrupts the nervous ...

The autonomic nervous system is our internal surveillance system, pursuing safety while remaining alert for danger. The system guides our daily experiences, making sure that we survive in moments of ...

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.

Energy drinks are increasingly becoming the go-to solution for students pulling all-nighters, professionals meeting deadlines, and even the elderly hoping to ward off fatigue. Marketed for their ...

'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 ...

Researchers in the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory aim to understand how the central autonomic nervous system regulates cardiovascular function and body fluid and sodium homeostasis. The focus of ...

To reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety, these are the pressure points experts recommend you try for relief in the moment.

Somnambulism - otherwise known as sleepwalking - is a phenomenon which has fascinated the public and neurologists for decades, but a lot of what causes it remains a mystery. Affecting up to 4% of ...

Patients with chronic cough reported autonomic symptoms with substantially increased frequency and severity when compared with a healthy control population. A study revealed that chronic cough, ...