Social disadvantage and diet composition independently impact myriad dimensions of
health. They are closely entwined, as social disadvantage often yields poor diet quality, and …

Inflammaging refers to the age-related low grade, sterile, chronic, systemic, and long-lasting
subclinical, proinflammatory status, currently recognized as the main risk factor for …

Exercise in long COVID is poorly studied. Nevertheless, exerciserehabilitation could
improve cardiorespiratory, muscular and autonomic functions. We aimed to investigate …

Fatigue is a major symptom in many diseases, often among the most common and severe
ones and may last for an extremely long period. Chronic fatigue impacts quality of life …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of blood flow restriction (BFR)
combined with low-intensity resistance training (RT) on cardiovascular risk factors in obese …

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH, a model for sleep apnoea) is a major risk factor for several
cardiovascular diseases. Autonomic imbalance (sympathetic overactivity and …

Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) improves diseases such as refractory epilepsy
and treatment-resistant depression, likely by rebalancing the autonomic nervous system …

Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a reliable and convenient method to assess
autonomic function. Cross-sectional studies have established a link between HRV and …

Age-related pathologies, particularly cardiovascular disorders, pose a significant global
health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts an increase in advanced …

Healthy lifestyle delays the onset of several cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension,
obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia and reduces their progression to clinical …