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1. The emotional motor system and gastrointestinal symptoms
Abstract : There is a significant comorbidity between anxiety/depression and functional gastrointestinal syndromes, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia. The pathophysiological link between emotions and the gut is not known. READ MORE
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2. Autonomic nervous system regulation in chronic neck-shoulder pain : Relations to physical activity and perceived stress
Abstract : Neck-shoulder pain (NSP) is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder with unclear causes, and effective prevention and treatment require a further understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Aberrant autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation is a hypothesized causal element in the development and maintenance of chronic muscle pain. READ MORE
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3. Towards Heart Rate Variability Tools in P-Health : Pervasive, Preventive, Predictive and Personalized
Abstract : Heart rate variability (HRV) has received much attention lately. It has been shown that HRV can be used to monitor the autonomic nervous system and to detect autonomic dysfunction, especially vagal dysfunction. Reduced HRV is associated with several diseases and has also been suggested as a predictor of poor outcomes and sudden cardiac death. READ MORE
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4. A role of sympathetic nervous system in immunomodulation of early experimental African trypanosomiasis
Abstract : African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a protozoan disease prevalent in Sub-saharan Africa. It is caused by the genus Trypanosoma and occurs in humans and animals and is transmitted by infected tsetse flies. Trypanosoma brucei (T b.) rhodesiense and T b. READ MORE
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5. Pain, mechanisms of fatigue and autonomic function in rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint pain, and potentially leading to a serious decay of life quality. Pain remains the most important problem for patients with RA, and there is an obvious need to increase the knowledge of pain patterns in early disease and relation to anti-rheumatic treatment. READ MORE