UCSD And NIH Researchers Isolate Candidates For Genetic Basis Of Human Taste
...ation of how the sense of taste is"wired" from the mouth to the brain. "The identity of the receptor molecules for the different sensory modalities,like vision, olfaction and taste, represents the Holy Grail of the sensoryfield," said UCSD Professor Charles Zuker, principal co-author of the report."These r...Mechanism For Fungal Adherence Found, Possible Key To Disease
... lining the mucosal surfaces of the mouth depends on the presence of this protein. If the protein is missing,Candida simply cannot hang on. Candida albicans is one of many microscopic organismsthat l...Tip Sheet: Papers At IADR Meeting
...gly, some 80 percent of the bacteria in the normal mouth havenever been identified, says Kazor, so that's t...g, swallowing,tasting and retaining dentures. Dry mouth is a particular problem for olderpeople, but not because their salivary glands don't work as well as...Keep Off The Grass And Take Off Your Shoes!
...or, may have intimate contactwith family pets, and mouth their toys and other objects that may containchemical residues," says EPA senior scientist Robert G. Lewis, Ph.D., studymanager and co-author of the paper....Agronomists offer alternative approaches to gulf pollution
...w Jersey (7,000 square miles), stretching from the mouth of theMississippi River to the Texas coastline. The hypoxic zone doesn't kill large fish and sea mammals, because they areable to swim away to oxygenated water. Less mobile sea life, such as starfish,sea anemones and crustaceans, are unable to...Conserving the Everglades: Less is more
... shrimp and dragonflies) and fish (including large mouth bass andspotted sunfish) in areas that did and did not receive high-phosphorus runoff.These areas near agricultural runoff had up to 2.5 times more phosphorus in thetop 4 inches of their soil. The researchers found that compared to other freshwater ...K-State veterinarian issues canine 'toxic shock' advisory
...nhabitant the skin and mucosal surfacessuch as the mouth and nose, other strains are capable -- under the rightconditions -- of causing life-threatening primary infections. Fenwick saidfortunately the canine streptococcal toxic shock strains do not appear to beparticularly contagious, but further research ...First International Congress on Telehealth and Multimedia Technologies Story Ideas
...er reattachment, and a newimplant technology for a mouth defect. The second consultation is with Dr. Satoru Nagata, of Japan, a world leader inear reconstruction and a plastic surgeon. The consultation involves a childpatient from Saskatchewan. 3-5:00 pm - Hall A/B Dr. Howard Gimbel, of the Gimbel Eye C...Drought brings environmental, ecological changes
...We have to keep the salt front downstream from the mouth of the Schuykill River," said USGS Hydrologist Tony Navoy in New Jersey. "There are a series of reservoirs up the Delaware River and into New York and we have to tap into those to keep the river flows high enough to keep the salt at bay." Navoy said...Mosquitoes have discriminating tastes, UF researchers find
... won't do. They search the skin surface with their mouth parts till they find a site thatfeels or tastes good, then insert their stylet. The stylet moves through thetissue "like an oil-drilling rig" working around objects and turning at angles.When it detects the mother lode -- a capillary -- it taps right...Electronic dental anesthesia helps allay needle injection pain
...he upper front partof the mouth that seems to be the most painful." The children in this study had what dentists call"baby bottle syndrome" -- cavities, usually on the front teeth,that result from direct ex...Researchers find two metabolites of gasoline additives in humans
...his study four adult males were exposed to MTBE by mouth (inhaled) for twohours at 50 parts per million. During exposure the men rode an exercise bikeand were monitored for heart rate and other factors every 20 seconds. Bothurine and blood samples were taken and analyzed. Both metabolites identifiedas HBA ...Futurist research highlights chemists' national meeting March 26-30 in San Francisco
...ry of Taste - how taste develops chemically in the mouth and makes one food favored over another; food chemists' use of the electronic nose and electronic tongue, new tools to advance the science oftaste. Toxicology of Drug......ower jaws of these snakes swings in and out of the mouth "like a pair of saloon doors" in order to drag prey quickly into the esophagus, Kley said. Thethreadsnakes are the only vertebrates that scientists know of that use just their lower jaw to devour prey. This rapid-fire eating pattern may have arisen ...... tooth decay could someday be as simple as using a mouth rinse, thanks to a University of Florida researcher who has genetically altered the bacterium known to cause tooth decay into a form that may permanently prevent the disease. The friendlier version appears safe and long lasting, and apparently ha...Link between taste and temperature focus of 'thermal taste,' a new discovery by Yale scientists
...he tongue tip was cooled to about 15C below normal mouth temperature, and a salty taste when it was cooled to about 25C below mouth temperature. This paper reports formal experiments we conducted to quantify the phenomenon and to st...Oral exposure to anti-oxidant glutathione could help prevent flu infections
...if administered directly to the tissues lining the mouth and upper airway. The scientists suggested that g...idants is deposited in the mucous layer lining the mouth and nose, thus providing an extracellular barrier to toxic chemicals. This led them to consider a p...Cat allergy sufferers find relief in asthma drug
... mild adverse effects such as diarrhea, nausea and mouth dryness during treatment with the drug. "In some people, this drug was dramatically effective, and people don't have to rely on using their inhalers," says Wood. Allergy is the most widespread chronic condition in the world, and sensitivity to animal...Scientists on scent of better coyote management
...n. Vaccines must be delivered to the lining of the mouth to be effective, while a vaccine that is gulped would bypass the mouth and not work properly, he explains. Researchers hope that this method can be used to deliver rabies ...UF researchers find painless electrical stimulus helps restore hand movement for stroke patients
... of effort it takes to hold a hamburger up to your mouth to take a bite using the hand (affected by the) stroke," McClellan said. "To be able to do that again was really a sense of accomplishment. I also can push the turn indicator for a right-hand turn much easier than before. I used to have to reach ove...