Mouse research identifies new types of neurons in the “gut brain” (2020)
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I don't think they know how it works yet, nor did I read any details in that article that would make me think that they had it all figured out.
Example case in point: antibiotics can mess up a healthy person and induce stomach issues.
One doctor read though it and correctly diagnosed the mystery illness. (Sjogrens) Later verified.
Turned out the line that caught his attention was that symptoms always eased up when I took doxicyline. This 80 year old doctor had seen that enough to pick out the illness.
There is some minimal research into the topic but in general it’s a taboo subject and no doctor will consider a round as a test to see if it will help.
Marketing: What are neurons?
Scientists: They are cells in our nervous systems, such as the brain.
Marketing: guts have brains?
Scientists: well, I wouldn’t…
Marketing: never mind, we got this…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-00736-x
I'm not trying to dismiss things, just seems important to note this is from work done on mice, not people.
"Hey, There's a Second Brain in Your Gut And now scientists know how it works In Mice" still sounds ok to me.
“Using extensive co-staining with established markers, they were able to relate the twelve neuron classes to previously discovered molecular characteristics of functional enteric neuron types, thus classifying the ENCs into excitatory and inhibitory motor neurons, interneurons, and intrinsic primary afferent neurons.”
With a sharper protocol and new information, the researchers were able to confirm and expand on the existing body of ENS neuron knowledge. And now they can work on finding out what each of the 12 ENS neuron types is responsible for, they say.
Which sounds less like "now scientists know how it works in mice" and more like "now scientists know more about the different cell types it contains in mice."
I have trouble reading articles with obvious errors in them. The writer probably gets paid very little and I doubt there's an editor. But I expect more, I guess.