Parasites trigger a gut-to-brain signal that cuts food intake during infection
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By Vijay Kumar Malesu Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Mar 29 2026 A new Nature study shows how parasite-driven inflammation in the gut activates a tuft cell to serotonin to vagus nerve pathway, helping explain why infection can suppress appetite. Study: Parasites trigger epithelial cell crosstalk to drive gut–brain signalling . Image Credit: Chizhevskaya Ekaterina / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Nature , a group of researchers investigated how intestinal
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