Brain aging may lead to a decline in immune system response and hinder the removal of aged cells. The accumulation of these ...

Neurologist and Assistant Professor Dr. Natalie Cheng joins WIRED to answer your questions about neurology from Twitter. Why ...

Action of glands is inhibited - decrease in production of secretions Parasympathetic (rest and digest) Action of glands is stimulated - increase in production of secretions ...

The vagus nerve is a major pathway of the parasympathetic nervous system, which, along with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system. Normally, sympathetic and ...

In addition to lower heart rate variability, the researchers observed a predominance of the sympathetic nervous system over the parasympathetic nervous system in volunteers infected with SARS-CoV-2.