Heart-Brain Summit to Feature Presentation on Connection Between Brain and Immune System

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The brain and the immune system have an intimate relationship and it could have implications for many diseases as well as strengthening the bonds of human health. Kevin Tracey, MD, director of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY, will share the latest findings on this direct connection between the brain and the immune system at the Heart-Brain Summit at the Cleveland Clinic today and tomorrow. Dr. Tracey and his colleagues discovered that the vagus nerve, located in the brain stem, talks directly to the immune system, which is spread throughout the body. The brain has long been thought to communicate with the immune system only indirectly through the bloodstream. Now, with evidence of this direct connection, scientists can imagine ways to prevent immune-mediated diseases by altering brain responses or targeting the immune system itself as a way to control diseases.

 

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