How does dopamine control both movement and learning? New research reveals that acetylcholine acts as a "switch" for dopamine function.
Scientists have long studied the role of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that helps control learning and movement, in order ...
Why do parasites cause loss of appetite? Scientists have identified a gut-to-brain signaling pathway involving tuft cells and ...
Scientists have uncovered how your body actually tells your brain to stop eating when you’re sick. In a new study, researchers found that specialized cells in the gut detect parasites and send signals ...
San Francisco have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the physiological processes that cause a loss of appetite when individuals fall ill. Published on March 25, 2026, in the prestigious ...
Medications prescribed to boost acetylcholine and suppress the immune system have varying levels of success, leading researchers to believe that myasthenia gravis may be caused by varying underlying ...
Researchers found that intestinal tuft cells signal to crypt enterochromaffin cells by releasing acetylcholine, triggering serotonin release and activating a gut-to-brain vagal pathway during type 2 ...