Taste Receptors Discovered In Pancreatic Beta Cells Can Sense Fructose And Stimulate Insulin Secretion
Taste receptors on the tongue help us distinguish between safe food and food that's spoiled or toxic. But taste receptors are now being found in other organs, too. In a study published online the week of February 6 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) discovered that beta cells in the pancreas use taste receptors to sense fructose, a type of sugar. According to the study, the beta cells respond to fructose by secreting insulin, a hormone that regulates the body's response to dietary sugar... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
New Criteria for Dx of Cognitive Decline Faulted (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The recent revision in criteria for mild cognitive impairment has blurred the distinction between this condition and early Alzheimer’s disease, one researcher argues. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
