Recent Scientific News Releases
Intense Sweets Taste Especially Good To Some Kids
New research from Monell reports that children’s response to intense sweet taste is related to both a family history of alcoholism and the child’s own self-reports of depression. The findings illustrate how liking for sweets differs among children based on underlying familial and biological factors.
Sniffing Out Lung Cancer at Early Stages
New animal research from scientists at the Monell Center and collaborators demonstrates that body fluid odors can be used to identify animals with lung cancer tumors. The findings set the stage for studies to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers in the urine of human lung cancer patients.
Enhanced Sweet Taste: This is Your Tongue on Cannabis
New findings from Monell and Kyushu University report that endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors to specifically enhance sweet taste. The findings may open doors to the development of new therapeutic compounds to combat obesity and diabetes.
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