It's been a while. Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holidays and New Year... Here we go, the first of a posting blitz! I'm back in DC after being snowed in NY and have soo much to write about :)
First up, some new and interesting research being done at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Turns out we have taste buds in our lungs! Doctors accidentally discovered there are taste buds that detect bitterness. While testing them, they found out that these taste buds can cause airways to open up when they come in contact with something bitter. Why is this so important? -- Turns out this method can open airways much better than any previous medication has been able to. The next step... possibly an aerosol similar to an inhaler. I'm excited to see what will come of this.
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