In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses "sweet taste" receptors, similar to those on our tongues, and that stimulating these receptors with sweet substances can ...

In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses "sweet taste" receptors, similar to those on our ...

Thanks to our taste buds, we can enjoy sweet treats such as the Shamrock Shake at McDonald’s when they hit our tongue. While ...

As it turns out, it’s not only the tongue that can taste. While previous research has focused on the heart’s bitter taste receptors, a new study has found that the human heart has taste receptors ...

IT has been shown that there are in the cervical vagus of the cat certain afferent fibres which yield a discharge of impulses a few seconds after an intravenous injection of phenyldiguanide 1 or ...

Stretch sensors in our muscles participate in reflexes that serve the subconscious control of posture and movement. According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, these sensors ...

MIT engineers designed an ingestible capsule that vibrates within the stomach. These vibrations activate the same stretch receptors that sense when the stomach is distended, creating an illusory sense ...

The natriuretic peptides, specifically brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), are the most specific and applicable laboratory tests available to establish fluid overload associated with HF. 9 BNP is ...