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🧠 Vanderbilt researchers have made strides in understanding how the enteric nervous system—sometimes called the “brain” of the gut—forms and functions. The new research offers insights that may advance treatments for IBS and chronic constipation. 👉 medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-scienc...

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Researchers uncover critical genetic drivers of the gut’s “nervous system” development, offering insights into gut motility disorders Vanderbilt scientists shed light on how the enteric nervous system—sometimes called the “brain” of the gut—forms and functions, offering insights that may advance treatments for gut mot… https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences/2025/08/19/researchers-uncover-critical-genetic-drivers-of-the-guts-nervous-system-development-offering-insights-into-gut-motility-disorders/