Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and diet-induced obesity are highly prevalent and heterogenous
conditions that can lead to increased risk of development of chronic metabolic disorders …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a rapidly growing concern in the United States. Current
trending escalations of alcohol use are associated with a concurrent rise in alcohol-related …

Pathologies in which insulin is dysregulated, including diabetes, can disrupt central vagal
circuitry, leading to gastrointestinal and other autonomic dysfunction. Insulin affects whole …

The neurobiological mechanisms that regulate the development and maintenance of alcohol
use disorder (AUD) are complex and involve a wide variety of within and between systems …

Obesity has drastically increased over the last few decades. Obesity is associated with
elevated insulin levels, which can gain access to the brain, including into dopamine neurons …

The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) in the caudal brain stem is composed mainly
of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons that control the subdiaphragmatic viscera and …

Neurons in the brain stem dorsal vagal complex (DVC) take part in a continuous
bidirectional crosstalk, in which they receive and respond to a vast array of signaling …

Neurons in the brain stem dorsal vagal complex (DVC) take part in a continuous
bidirectional crosstalk, in which they receive and respond to a vast array of signaling …

Background Clinical and preclinical research indicates that gastric weight loss surgeries,
such as Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery, can induce alcohol use disorder (AUD). While …

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a vital role in the initiation of processes that regulate food
intake and blood glucose levels. The advances in our understanding of the signalling …