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Can You Train Your Brain to Boost Vaccine Response?
When mind meets immunity: why this matters
Missing a competition or event because of flu, feeling run down or watching your metrics dip after a jab, is a frustration many of us know well. We often treat the immune system as something we cannot consciously train, but recent studies hint that the way we think and feel could influence vaccine responses [1]. Imagine harnessing your mind to prime your body before the next vaccination. Yet the evidence is still young and nuanced. Before you start conjuring positivity at will, let’s unpack what one of the first human trials and the wider literature really show.
The APOE gene: how one genetic variant might shape Alzheimer’s risk
If you’re focused on thriving into your 7th or 8th decade, few scenarios are more unsettling than the thought of gradually losing your memory. Dementia robs people of their independence and quality of life, but the impact extends far beyond that of us as individuals. It is heartbreaking for friends and family too. In the UK alone, more than half a million people live with Alzheimer’s disease, and treatments offer only modest slowing of decline.
Tapping the Vagus Nerve: Could a Gentle Electrical Pulse Fine-Tune Performance, Mood and Recovery?
Why is the vagus nerve getting so much attention?
From challenging work situations to Strava leader-boards, people are evermore aware of ways to monitor their life-load and recover faster afterwards. At the centre of this sits the vagus nerve. Roughly 80% of its fibres carry information up to the brain, providing live “telemetry” on the body’s parasympathetic balance. Surgeons have long implanted electrodes around the cervical vagus to treat epilepsy and depression. Now pocket-sized gadgets promise to reach the same pathway through the skin of the outer ear or neck to stimulate the vagus nerve (transcutaneous VNS, or tVNS).
The Gut-Brain Conversation: Could Your Microbiome Shape Brain Health?
Your gut hosts trillions of microbes. It also hosts its own nervous system, hormone-secreting cells, and immune regulators. And according to a growing body of research, including a fascinating new paper in Nature, these systems don’t just talk to your brain - they may shape its future.
In this article, Dr. Robin Brown explores what this means for brain health, inflammation, and the future of performance.