The past decade has witnessed a consolidation and refinement of the extraordinary
progress made in taste research. This Review describes recent advances in our …

Understanding why we eat and the motivational factors driving food choices is important for
addressing the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Eating behavior …

The authoritative and comprehensive modern textbook on western herbal medicine-now in
its second edition This long-awaited second edition of Principles and Practice of …

Humans vary in acuity to many odors [1–4], with variation within olfactory receptor (OR)
genes contributing to these differences [5–9]. How such variation also affects odor …

It is well known that taste perception influences food intake. After ingestion, gustatory
receptors relay sensory signals to the brain, which segregates, evaluates, and distinguishes …

Dysregulation of thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine (T3/T4) can impact
metabolism, body composition, and development. Thus, it is critical to identify novel …

Our previous studies revealed that berberine-mediated GLP-1 secretion was a possible
mechanism for berberine exerting good effects on hyperglycemia. This study was designed …

Over the past decade tremendous progress has been made in understanding the functional
role of bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) and bitter taste perception. This review will cover the …

Premature obesity-related mortality is caused by cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases,
type 2 diabetes mellitus, physical disabilities, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancer …

Although human bitter taste perception is hypothesized to be a dietary adaptation, little is
known about genetic signatures of selection and patterns of bitter taste perception variability …