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Researchers have developed an 'organs-on-a-chip' system that models the interactions between the brain, gut microbiome, liver, and colon in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The system allows the research team to more fully understand the gut-brain axis’ role in neurological diseases, better replicating the complex interactions that murine mice models struggle to do. The team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by gut microbes are transported to the brain, where they have different effects on hea...

Our gut-brain connection January 31, 2021MIT “Organs-on-a-chip” system sheds light on how bacteria in the human digestive tract may influence neurological diseases. In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. Recent studies have even suggested that the bacteria living in our gut can influence some neurological diseases. Modeling these complex interactions in animals such as mice is difficult to do, because their physiology is very different from hum...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in the stomach, while hunger signals from the gut make us feel irritable. Recent studies have even suggested that the bacteria living in our gut can influence some neurological diseases. Modeling these complex interactions in animals such as mice is difficult to do, because their physiology is very different from humans’. To help researchers better understa nd the gut-brain axis, MIT researchers have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system ...

Traffic tunnels in South Florida? Local leaders want them and experts say it’s possible logistically Updated:  Tags:  The question is whether this ‘tunnel vision’ will become a reality. The possible plan is a cool one, starting out relatively small, though a three-mile underground tunnel certainly isn’t small. The idea is that the first tunnel could lead to a whole system of tunnels running under our feet and freeing up traffic. When thinking of the name Elon Musk, one probably thinks of exploring space, but not necessarily exploring the underground. That’s exactly what Musk wants...

1/26/2021 The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced today that it has selected 13 additional academic institutions to participate in the next five year phase of its collaborative research program. These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. The next five year phase includes investing more than $75 million in the academic institutions, making it one of the largest collaborative research programs by a...