A new Cornell University study brings additional clarity to the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and genes that express a ...

Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to ...

Dr. Matsushima says, "Our findings provide new insights into genetic interactions in the starch biosynthetic pathway, demonstrating how specific genetic alterations and combination of mutations ...

How Saliva Changes the Flavor of Food The liquid impacts how we perceive taste and can influence what we choose to eat. Chris Gorski, Knowable Magazine. January 24, 2023. Get our newsletter!

A trial in almost 1,000 people with high hereditary risk of a wide range of cancers has shown a major preventive effect from resistant starch, found in a wide range of foods such as oats ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch.