News tagged with calcium homeostasis

How the body's energy molecule transmits three types of taste to the brain

Saying that the sense of taste is complicated is an understatement, that it is little understood, even more so. Exactly how cells transmit taste information to the brain for three out of the five primary ...

Medical research Mar 06, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited with a role in their production and in the body's overall immune response, ...

Medical research May 23, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |