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Reply to comment by hardtofindagoodname in Pain-Sensing Neurons Can Protect the Gut From Damage - A Harvard study has shown that pain neurons in mice shield the gut by stimulating nearby cells to produce protective mucus and maintain the gut barrier in response to microbes and inflammation. by swhelan_tn
Pain-sensing neurons called nociceptors relay signals to the brain and spinal cord to tell us when they detect harmful stimuli – for example, when we eat capsaicin (the spicy compound in chili peppers) or experience mechanical stretch.
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Reply to comment by pez5150 in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
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