In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

But the common thread? Whatever it is, it needs to be fast, and it needs to have MSG in it. Yes, MSG – monosodium glutamate – ...

MSG stands for monosodium glutamate. It’s the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a common amino acid naturally found in many foods and our bodies, says Stephani Johnson, D.C.N., R.D.N., a professor ...

The research focuses on the response to glutamate, an important neurotransmitter for regulating memory, moods, and other activities in the brain. For the study, the scientists used lab mice and ...

And while MSG’s—or monosodium glutamate—viral moment may have put it back on everyone’s radar, the flavoring agent continues to be thrown under the bus for a variety of health issues.

Methods: Three days before model induction, the rats of moxibustion groups were treated with moxibustion in the ST36 and SP6, and then, a GA rat model induced by monosodium urate (MSU) was established ...

If you think about it, a hot dog is a truly bizarre culinary invention. At first glance, the pale brown cylinder doesn’t even ...

Olney's landmark study demonstrated, for the first time, that the systemic administration of monosodium glutamate in newborn mice produces ... was revealed by joint efforts of Steve Rothman and Dennis ...

Mammalian excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) are responsible for clearing the neurotransmitter glutamate from the synaptic cleft (for review see Grewer et al., 2014; Takahashi et al., 2015; ...

The government is pushing a campaign to convince the public that products containing monosodium glutamate (MSG ... the food and drug regulator said. "Joint research between the U.S. Food and ...