Discovery of taste receptors in the lungs could help people with asthma breathe easier
Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 13:20
in Health & Medicine
Taste receptors in the lungs? Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have discovered that bitter taste receptors are not just located in the mouth but also in human lungs. What they learned about the role of the receptors could revolutionise the treatment of asthma and other obstructive lung diseases...