“While it’s relatively easy to grow animal cells for mass food production you need to be able to grow them on something cheap ...

All of the cells in your body are held together by an outer layer, known as the membrane, that is made up of fats called ...

Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a hidden molecular "control switch" inside a protein that helps the body ...

Northwestern University scientists have uncovered a hidden molecular "control switch" inside a protein that helps the body ...

Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a ...

From the best way to hold your glass while pouring, to choosing the right glass shape and when to drink it – this is how ...

Could “fatty” or “starchy” one day become accepted as the sixth basic taste alongside the likes of sweet and salty? In recent years, scientists have proposed a few contenders for a sixth taste that ...

Sweet-sensing taste cells, supported by the protein c-Kit, show remarkable resilience when nerves are damaged, unlike other taste cells that quickly degenerate. Blocking c-Kit with the drug imatinib ...

A) Taste tissue of wild-type mice and taste cell synaptic dysfunction mice (SNAP-cKO). In SNAP-cKO mice, the number of sour-sensing cells is reduced. B) Gustatory nerve responses to various taste ...

The tongue contains numerous taste buds-tiny sensory organs responsible for detecting taste. Taste buds consist of specialized cells that translate chemical stimuli into neural signals. Among them, ...

Past studies have shown that the human sweet taste receptor conveys sweet perception in the mouth and may help regulate glucose metabolism throughout the body. At the same time, the anti-inflammatory ...