Gut-to-brain pathway explains how the immune system triggers loss of appetite during parasitic infection

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...
University of California, San Francisco

How the Immune System Triggers a Loss of Appetite

A new study traces the molecular pathway connecting the gut immune system to the brain during a parasitic infection, ...
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Metformin’s hidden brain pathway revealed after 60 years

A major discovery reveals that metformin works not just in the body, but in the brain. By switching off a key protein and activating specific neurons, the drug lowers blood sugar through a previously ...

Discovery of pathway that activates brown fat could lead to new obesity treatment

Researchers have determined how a key protein activates brown fat by expanding blood vessels and nerves in the ...

Are violent films like Dhurandhar, Toxic and O Romeo desensitising teens? Psychiatrists raise red flags

Experts say legal adulthood at 18 doesn’t mean emotional maturity, especially when it comes to consuming graphic screen ...