Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have identified a signaling chain that starts with gut ...

A new study has for the first time elucidated the gut-liver immune regulatory axis jointly maintained by intestinal commensal ...

Researchers discovered a gut-liver serotonin axis where intestinal bacteria activate liver immune cells to clear drug ...

Scientists have studied the main source of serotonin in the brain -- the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN). By studying how activating the brain's 'serotonin center' affects awake animals for the first time, ...

A recent study has revealed promising blood markers that could help better diagnose postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) and potentially improve treatment options for this common bone disease. The ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators discovered that unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make the neurotransmitter serotonin to educate gut immune cells. This prevents allergic ...

When UVB rays from sunlight hit the skin, they spark the production of vitamin D₃, essential for strong bones, immune health, and brain function. But it doesn’t stop there. Sunlight also triggers a ...

Since the 1960s, researchers have postulated that major depression stems from disruptions in the serotonin neurotransmitter system, but the evidence for that idea, though plentiful, was indirect. In ...

A team of scientists is proposing a new explanation for some cases of long Covid, based on their findings that serotonin levels were lower in people with the complex condition. In their study, ...