Your gut has taste receptors
Researchers in the Department of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified taste receptors in the human intestines. The taste receptor T1R3 and the taste G protein gustducin are critical to sweet taste in the tongue. Research now shows these two sweet-sensing proteins are also expressed in specialized taste cells of the…
Current Life Expectancy in the U.S. (2007) #44 in the world
#1 Andorra: 83.52 years #2 Macau: 82.27 years #3 Japan: 82.02 years #4 San Marino: 81.8 years #5 Singapore: 81.8 years #6 Hong Kong: 81.68 years #7 Sweden: 80.63 years #8 Switzerland: 80.62 years #9 Australia: 80.62 years #10 France: 80.59 years #11 Guernsey: 80.53 years #12 Iceland: 80.43 years #13 Canada: 80.34 years…
Caffeine and exercise can team up to prevent skin cancer
Impact on lungs of 1 cannabis joint equal to up to 5 cigarettes
Negative effects of plastic’s additive blocked by nutrient supplements
In their most recent experiments, Duke University Medical Center investigators demonstrated that exposure within the womb to bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous chemical used in the production of plastics, caused noticeable changes in the offspring without altering any of the offspring’s genes. Additionally, the researchers discovered that administration of folic acid or genistein, an active…
Lithium and bone healing
Marijuana component opens the door for virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
Public release date: 1-Aug-2007 PHILADELPHIA – The major active component of marijuana could enhance the ability of the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma to infect cells and multiply, according to a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School. According to the researchers, low doses of Ä-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), equivalent to that in the bloodstream of…
The memory of water is a reality
Scientists find why red beans and rice can be nauseating
Study Shows Cigarette Additives Could Be Making It Tougher for Smokers to Quit
Coffee drinking related to reduced risk of liver cancer
Cognitive Impairment Link Found in Popular Medications ( Antacids )
In women, caffeine may protect memory
Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals
Public release date: 16-Jul-2007 Agencies worldwide are cracking down on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and much of the focus has been on China, where an official was recently executed for approving fake medicines. While most of these drugs reach consumers through online or illegal suppliers, there’s a growing threat to outlets considered more safe, like the neighborhood…
