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Receptor protein in the brain controls the body’s fat ‘rheostat’
Scientists at the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University have identified the function of a protein that has been confounding
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Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress
Anyone who’s taken a bite of a sandwich with too much spicy mustard or a piece of sushi with too
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Study identifies receptor that may be targeted to repair the heart after heart attack, cardiac arrest
Studies have shown that a simple treatment called lipid emulsion therapy—fatty acids administered intravenously—can heal damage to the heart after
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Receptor that feels the heat of a red chili pepper may be target for TBI recovery
A receptor on our immune cells that can detect both the heat of a red chili pepper and the extreme
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