Skin nerves anticipate and fight infection: New type of immunity discovered
Mouse study reveals pain-sensing neurons also help fight skin infections and help prevent its spread. The findings suggest a new type of immunity. ... Read More...
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Your Genes Determine How Your Heart Rate Responds to Exercise
A new study reports your genes may determine how your heart rate and blood pressure respond to exercise.... Read More...
Molecular Switch Triggers Itch
Researchers have discovered two distinct pathways through which a single molecule can cause both painful and itchy skin.... Read More...
Link Between Exercise and Appetite Loss Explained
Researchers report on the role the arcuate nucleus plays in metabolic regulation and appetite suppression following exercise.... Read More...
Fever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects
Fever suffered during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to facial deformities and heart defects in the fetus, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Scientists Use Magnetic Fields to Remotely Stimulate Brain and Control Body Movements
Researchers have developed a new, minimally invasive brain stimulation technique that can induce a range of bodily movements. The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, can be used to target highly specific brain regions and could help researchers to advance brain mapping studies.... Read More...
Autism Linked Protein Crucial For Feeling Pain
TRPV1 and SHANK3 could play a role in pain insensitivity in people with autism, a new study reports.... Read More...
How the Naked Mole Rat Escapes Inflammatory Pain
Findings from a study of naked mole rats could be important for helping develop pain therapies for humans.... Read More...
Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study
A new study challenges the most influential textbook explanation of how the mammalian brain detects when the body is becoming too warm.... Read More...
Potential New Target to Treat Itching
A new study reports on how sensory neurons work together to transmit itch signals from the skin, via the spinal cord and to the brain.... Read More...
Brain is Vital for Glucose Metabolism
According to researchers, neurons in the hypothalamus play a vital role in maintaining blood glucose levels.... Read More...
3D Structure of Protein That Guides the Immune System Uncovered
A new study reveals the structure of a crucial ion channel and shed new light on it's possible role in immune functions.... Read More...