by Weill Cornell Medical College Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.014 Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The researchers, whose report appears Oct. 14 in Cell, found in a preclinical model...
Drinking a glass of water is often sufficient to quench thirst after exercising. But while the sensation of thirst may be satiated after just a few minutes of drinking, the process of rehydration actually takes around half an hour. The delay occurs because the brain receives signals that you drank water before the body is fully rehydrated...
by Lori Dajose, California Institute of Technology Fig. 1: The vagus nerve responds to visceral osmolality changes. Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04359-5 Drinking a glass of water is often sufficient to quench thirst after exercising. But while the sensation of thirst may be satiated after just a few minutes of drinking, the process of rehydration actually takes...
