Sour taste allows for the detection of hydrogen ions and organic acids. It is one of the five basic tastes and, along with other chemical and textural...
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor Alzheimer’s disease progression...
A team of researchers from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands has identified a mechanism that enables angiosperms (flowering plants) to sense and remember...
A team of scientists at the University of Washington has genetically modified a common houseplant, the pothos ivy (Epipremnum aureum), to efficiently remove...
Dietary fructose and glucose, which are prevalent in the Western diet, silence a key protein that is necessary for gut colonization, but not for utilization...
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, J. David Gladstone Institutes, Georgia State University and Northwestern...
A team of scientists in China has discovered that females of a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider called Toxeus magnus secrete a nutritious milk-like...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most well-known and most common type of age-related dementia. Amyloid plaques and tau tangles are both pathological hallmarks...
A newly-identified natural compound called nitrophenyl psoralen could be used as a treatment to reduce paralysis induced by botulism, a rare illness caused...
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has found that consuming 30 grams of whole-food protein (cottage cheese) about 30 min before...
Huntington’s disease is a genetic, progressive disorder that causes uncontrolled movements, emotional problems, and loss of thinking ability. The disease...
Saliva is necessary for digestion. It lubricates the throat to make swallowing easier and contains chemicals that break down food. It also assists with...
A team of researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, CIBERDEM and the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre has demonstrated that a single...
Transfer of vital genetic information within a cell isn’t the one-way telegraph, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
The...
A team of researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, has identified an ancient gene that plays...
In brains affected by Alzheimer’s disease, an international group of scientists has identified several chemically-reduced iron species, with mineral...
