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Can different pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors leading to various diseases be linked with altered transmission of signals by one common pathway? The present article provides evidence for the hypothesis that adequate vagal nerve activity reduces the risk ofmajor diseases, via common basic mechanisms and interim risk factors. These diseases include cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and the metabolic syndrome. Three basic mechanisms contribute to such illnesses: local oxidative stress and DNA damage, inflammatory

We describe a stress management intervention intended  to  reduce  the  damage  and  stress  impact  on  the heart  physiology  and  function  of  a  group  of  caregivers (professional and non-professional) who work with patients with dementia. The intervention consisted in applying heartcoherence  techniques  in  a  population  of  72  caregivers  of patients  with  dementia  (42  professional  and  29  non-pro-fessional  caregivers)  who  had  high  scores  in  heart  stress and  burden  tests.  Six  months  after  the  training  they  were able  to