Stop the stresses! Cortisol is known as the body’s primary stress hormone, but it has many essential functions. It naturally peaks in the morning to help you wake up and feel alert and then gradually ...

The study on mucins demonstrates how a long-time partnership between evolutionary biologists and dental researchers at UB is yielding new insights into genes and proteins that are also important to ...

Adapted from C. Criado et al. / Food Research International 2019 / Knowable Magazine Saliva also helps us to perceive the difference between high-fat and low-fat foods.

As we age, the genes in our cells accumulate more mutations. This is one of the contributory factors to age-related diseases ...

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Function The glossopharyngeal nerve carries many types of nerve fibers and has multiple functions, regulating: Taste sensations from the rearmost third of the tongue ...

Study findings Vaccinee saliva was found to contain transitory anti-RBD dimeric secretory IgA with strong neutralizing activity, as explained by its tetravalent nature.

Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?