Sunday, October 31, 2010

Taste Receptors In Lungs May Help Asthmatics

Writing in Nature Medicine, researchers report on discovering bitter taste receptors in human lungs, and that bitter compounds expand airways in asthmatic mice. Stephen Liggett talks about the possibility of treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bitter compounds.

Elena Lyons Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert Eliza Dushku

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