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#Capsaicin
lucisandwich 🍞
sandalphobe
There are biological differences between certain pain perception receptors in birds and mammals. The TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily, member 1) receptor, also known as the capsaicin receptor, is
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Étienne FD
etiennefd
Why do we like spices? They're basically poison.Chili peppers are more easily dispersed by birds than mammals. So they evolved the chemical capsaicin to cause a burning sensation only in
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Tom Quick
TJQPNI
Open water swimmers and winter people all, do you wonder how you feel cold? Well it’s the wonder of nerves again - let me tell you some nerve nerdy stuff...
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Tony Duffy 💙
Existential_Doc
Itch: A palliative care threadAs with Nausea and Vomiting the best approach is to identify the underlying cause if possible. Treatment can be targeted to best improve symptoms and reduce
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Justin Brower
NaturesPoisons
It's Thursday and time for toxicology, so enough politics, let's talk poisons (I think I need this more than you!). Today it's all about one of our favorite condiments, HORERADISH.
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Dr. Jill Richmond, PhD
tcelltracker
Today's @DermTalks by @itchdoctor : New Mechanisms in Itch Inflammatory stimuli activate Th2 cells (though these antigens are not well characterized) which make IL4/5/13 to activate mast cells, IgE
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🌻Brandiaceae🌻 #BlackBotanistsWeek
StumpedGrad
Happy Friday! It's #PlantAppreciation day for #BlackBotanistsWeek and I want to shout out the plants I use every day––spices! I'm going to try and identify them all on this thread
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Jae-Joong Lee
_LeeJaeJoong_
Excited to announce that our recent work is finally out in @NatureMedicine, with @choongwanwoo, @torwager, @HongjiKim, @martaceko, @BoyongPark1, @SooahnLee, Hyunjin Park, Mathieu Roy, and Seong-Gi Kim!https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-
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META | Biohacking & Wealth Creation🧬🧠💰⚡
themetasium
You're working towards a fitter body, a sharper, more focused brain and optimizing your health.You jog around the block every morning. You get your Interval Training shifts in and do
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Tony Duffy 💙
Existential_Doc
Analgesia: a quick thread(Mostly for fun)Paracetamol: old faithful and only surviving analine analgesic. Mild pain and pyrexia. Beware low body weight and pill burden esp in severe pain. Codeine: mild
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ThecrossGuy
_MitchThagod
Let’s talk food this morning Thread! 1 Green, yellow, and red bell peppers are not actually the same vegetable.These vegetables are not always the same plant. Though some green peppers are
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CK Eternity
ck_eternity_
THE PHARMACOLOGY OF CANNABISIt's the most widely used illegal drug on earth, but very few people understand how it works in the brain, I want to shed some light on
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Krish Ashok
krishashok
Starting this thread for kitchen/food science hacks for inexperienced/beginner cooks to document verified, tacit wisdom from experienced folks. Will update it once or twice a week. When using a blender/mixie
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Six Angry Ghosts
sixangryghosts
I'M SO EXCITED TO LEARN WHAT THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR WILL BE FOR 2021 BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET SO LET'S REVIEW SOME HISTORICAL COLORS OF THE
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🎄Shiro Baby 🎄
goldentruth813
#sheith #prekerb #chronicpain The thing about Shiro, is that he’s never been afraid to dream big. As a kid he hadn’t asked for the moon, he’d asked for the whole
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