Longlong (Lucas) Tu
@longlong_tu
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Assistant Professor University of South Florida; Postdoc Baylor College of Medicine; PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Houston, TX
Joined September 2019
My 10-year odyssey of motion sickness research.
RESEARCH BRIEFING | @longlong_tu, @DrYongXu1 et al. (@bcmhouston):. Vestibular nucleus mediation of motion sickness has implications for #obesity control 🧠.
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: Understanding of how the #brain regulates #bodyTemperature during #motionSickness may provide unconventional targets fo….
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A better understanding of how the brain regulates body temperature during motion sickness may provide unconventional targets for the treatment of obesity.
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RT @BCMFromtheLabs: A personal interest in #motionSickness led them to discovering potential new options for treating #obesity. @DrYongXu1….
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Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about 1 in 3 people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown. In the current study...
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RT @DrYongXu1: We described a neural mechanism for motion-induced hypothermia which can also be targeted to treat obesity. Congratulations….
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Nature Metabolism - Glutamatergic neurons in the parvocellular part of the medial vestibular nucleus mediate motion-induced hypothermia and can be targeted to prevent diet-induced obesity.
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RT @ThibauxV: Cellular crosstalk in skeletal muscle? A surprising role for mast cells? Histamine as a signal transducer during exercise? Th….
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RT @jclinicalinvest: Improving appetite and weight gain in cancer/chemotherapy. . Xinxia Zhu & team @OHSUNews tes….
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RT @AnnaMolofskyLab: Our latest paper with @Molofsky_lab is out! tweetorial to follow. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory s….
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The innate immune system shapes brain development and is implicated in neurodevelopmental diseases. It is critical to define the relevant immune cells and signals and their impact on brain circuits....
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RT @CellCellPress: Now online! Characterizing and targeting glioblastoma neuron-tumor networks with retrograde tracing .
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Rapid integration of glioblastoma into neuronal circuits promotes glioblastoma invasion and growth, as shown by rabies-based retrograde tracing. Targeting of neuron-tumor networks with pharmacologi...
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RT @DanielJDrucker: Using multiple techniques the authors affirm that Gfral expression is overwhelmingly restricted to the brainstem in hea….
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RT @DanielJDrucker: Does loss of GIPR signaling sensitize GLP-1R+ neurons, enhancing the actions of GLP-1R agonists? New data from @seeleyr….
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RT @DanielJDrucker: After a strong start, competition for @novonordisk @EliLillyandCo is coming in the #weightloss space, with widespread i….
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RT @EricTopol: How our brain and body talk to each other, with control of inflammation and our immune response.@Cel….
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RT @CellCellPress: Now online! Divergent sensory pathways of sneezing and coughing
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Sneezing and coughing are frequently associated with allergies and respiratory viral infections. This study reveals that sneezing and coughing are initiated by discrete sensory receptors and transm...
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RT @DanielJDrucker: Here suppression of the DMV–vagus–jejunum axis controls intestinal fat absorption by shortening the length of microvill….
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Nature - Neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus are involved in the absorption of fat in the intestine, and the natural compound puerarin shows utility in modulating this brain–gut axis...
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RT @VeenaPadmanaban: 🚨❗️🚨 New Paper Alert.My postdoctoral work now out in @Nature. We find that sensory neurons drive breast cancer metasta….
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RT @Trends_Endo_Met: Online Now: Neuroendocrine gut–brain signaling in obesity #trends #endocrinology #metabolism….
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RT @AiriSyoshimoto: I’m very excited to share that my graduate work is now online in @ScienceMagazine today!. With generous help from my me….
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Heart rate (HR) can be voluntarily regulated when individuals receive real-time feedback. In a rat model of HR biofeedback, the neocortex and medial forebrain bundle were stimulated as feedback and...
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RT @NedergaardLab: Cerebrospinal fluid links the brain and peripheral sensory system and drives headache in migraine with aura! We’re excit….
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Classical migraine patients experience aura, which is transient neurological deficits associated with cortical spreading depression (CSD), preceding headache attacks. It is not currently understood...
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RT @DavidCRowland: Really proud to publish this fascinating paper on receptors responsible for sexual touch. It's easy to get prudish and V….
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Nature - Krause corpuscles of the clitoris and penis are highly sensitive mechanical vibration detectors that mediate sexually dimorphic mating behaviours in mice.
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RT @Cell_Metabolism: Central inhibition of HDAC6 re-sensitizes leptin signaling during obesity to induce profound weight loss https://t.co/….
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