How the immune system stalls weight loss
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune cells: preventing excess weight loss.
Dec 10, 2025
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Nervous System: News and Research on Autonomic Nervous System
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Why the 'gut brain' plays a central role for allergies
An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system.
Nov 25, 2025
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Cracking gastric cancer's metabolic code: Blocking cholesterol pathways slows tumor growth by 65% in mice
A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has made a breakthrough in gastric cancer research, revealing how the "second brain"—nerves in the digestive system, also known as enteric ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Psychology can change the way food tastes: Here's how to use it to make the most of your meals
Ever eaten while doom-scrolling and realized you barely tasted anything? Or found your favorite pasta strangely bland after a stressful meeting, yet somehow delicious on a relaxed Saturday evening?
Nov 22, 2025
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New implant captures gut-brain signals in awake, moving animals
Scientists have been able to measure the electrical signals in the "second brain in our guts" for the first-ever time, giving renewed understanding to its interconnection with the brain.
Nov 21, 2025
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Vagus nerve's right branch plays a key role in digestive signaling
After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a study published in an academic journal, a paper appearing in Cell Reports, which examined the role of ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Alzheimer's can hijack communication between brain and fat tissue, potentially worsening metabolic health
A study from Houston Methodist sheds light on how Alzheimer's disease may contribute to larger health issues by hijacking the body's ability to regulate its metabolism.
Nov 5, 2025
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Researchers map how gut neurons respond to bacteria, parasites and food allergies
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the intestine, researchers are ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Child behavioral problems associated with decreased heart rate variability in parents
Any parent will tell you that raising a child isn't easy. While the experience can be filled with joy and love and fulfillment, emotional, financial and marital stress will present challenges to any family.
Oct 21, 2025
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Imaging technique reveals an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age
The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries—the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman's chance of conceiving each month decreases drastically.
Oct 9, 2025
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