Odorant Receptors Found In Non-Olfactory Cells

In a discovery suggesting that odors may have a far more important role in life than previously believed, scientists have found that heart, blood, lung and other cells in the body have the same receptors for sensing odors that exist in the nose…

The Lives Of Many Malnourished Children Saved By Antibiotics

Severely malnourished children are far more likely to recover and survive when given antibiotics along with a therapeutic peanut-based food than children who are simply treated with the therapeutic food alone, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. “The findings are remarkable,” says Indi Trehan, MD, lead author of the research, published Jan…

Easy On The Salt!

There can be far more salt in many holiday meals than people realize, and the proof can be found at hospital emergency rooms…