Publications by authors named "Asaf Gitler"
Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery carries with it significant surgical trauma and activates complex inflammatory pathways, which initially assist healing. However, impaired regulation of inflammatory pathways can cause tissue damage and postoperative complications. The vagus nerve regulates inflammation, the activity of which is indexed by heart-rate variability (HRV), which predicts postoperative pain, longer hospitalization and improved recovery during the postoperative period.
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- The vagus nerve is a key part of the parasympathetic nervous system, impacting many internal organs vital for health and measurable through heart-rate variability (HRV).
- Specific HRV metrics can indicate a lower risk of death, better recovery from heart issues, and improved cancer survival rates.
- HRV-biofeedback (HRV-B), a method involving slow-paced breathing and HRV visual feedback, shows promising results in treating conditions like coronary heart disease and hypertension, although evidence for its efficacy in diabetes and dementia remains limited.
Background & Aims: Despite the thorough mapping of brain pathways involved in eating behavior, no treatment aimed at modulating eating dysregulation from its neurocognitive root has been established yet. We aimed to evaluate the effect of N.I.
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