Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Your nervous system is a network that sends signals between your brain and other parts of your body to control your body's movements and processes. This system includes your brain, spinal cord, and ...

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) occurs when your immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your autonomic nervous system. It causes symptoms like dizziness or faintness. Autoimmune ...

The parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is one of two major divisions of the larger autonomic system in your body. Its function is to keep the basic functions of your body working as they should.

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 ...

This international study, from investigators in Germany and Austria, looked at the effect sacubitril/valsartan can have among patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and ...

My husband became a great cook during the pandemic. Me, not so much. I like the food I make, but when it comes to entertaining, I let my husband take over because he has mastered the art of cooking.

A new study found that eye contact during video calls can elicit similar psychophysiological responses than those in genuine, in-person eye contact. A new study from Tampere University in Finland ...

The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and breathing. A study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles ...

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 a complex network of cells that controls the body’s internal state. It regulates and supports many different processes, often outside of a person’s conscious awareness.