Gut nervous system controls intestinal barrier and allergy risk
An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously…
Intranasal nanomedicine shows promise against glioblastoma
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, along with collaborators at Northwestern University, have developed…
Brain circuit identified as key to repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors…
New neuron signaling mechanism reveals safer pathway for pain treatment
Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve…
Study reveals how aging reshapes protein chemistry in the brain
A study by the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena shows that the…
Study explores lasting effects of maternal diet on food choices
A University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researcher will explore how maternal diet influences offspring food…
New review reveals microbiome clues to insomnia and apnea
Trillions of gut microbes may hold the key to better rest. A new review reveals how shifts in…
Two analgesic drugs may one day be repurposed as anti-tumor therapies
Peripheral afferent neurons – nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous…
Heart ‘blueprint’ offers insights into fetal development and congenital defects
New research in Sweden has produced a “blueprint” revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development.…
New clinical practice guideline provides updated recommendations for treatment of central sleep apnea
A new clinical practice guideline developed by a task force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides…
New insight into TRPM3 heat sensor reveals how the body detects temperature
The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels…
Gut bacteria found to make serotonin and boost intestinal motility
Scientists have discovered two human gut microbes that generate serotonin, revealing how microbial chemistry can shape gut movement…