gastrointestinal tract Archives

Had Enough Water? Brain’s Thirst Centers Make a Gut Check

Neuroscience NewsMarch 30, 2019

Hydration signals from the gut travel via the vagus nerve to activate thirst neurons in the SFO. These neurons signal to cells in the median preoptic nucleus, driving animals to drink and the kidneys to conserve water in the bloodstream.... Read More...

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Genetic Switch Turned on During Fasting Helps Stop Inflammation

Neuroscience NewsMay 17, 2016

Researchers report a molecular pathway that activates during fasting could help halt the spread of intestinal bacteria into the bloodstream.... Read More...

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This image shows the course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.

Parkinson’s May Begin in Gut and Spread to the Brain Via the Vagus Nerve

Neuroscience NewsJune 23, 2015

According to a new study, Parkinson's disease could begin in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve.... Read More...

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News

Infants with autism risk may be less likely to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns

Don’t overdo omega-6 fat consumption during pregnancy

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Neuroscience

Infants with autism risk may be less likely to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns

Don’t overdo omega-6 fat consumption during pregnancy

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Neurology

Nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke

New neurons form in the brain into tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer’s

AI

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Robotics

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Psychology

Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure

Did Leonardo da Vinci have ADHD?

gastrointestinal tract

Had Enough Water? Brain’s Thirst Centers Make a Gut Check

Genetic Switch Turned on During Fasting Helps Stop Inflammation

Parkinson’s May Begin in Gut and Spread to the Brain Via the Vagus Nerve