The Taste of Pain! Solving the Puzzle of Pain Receptors with Dr. David Julius

Foodie Pharmacology Podcast

English - September 22, 2020 13:49 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
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How many of you love hot sauce? What makes chili peppers so alluring to our palates? Well, it has a lot to do with pain and how our bodies react to pain stimulants like capsaicin. Join me as I speak with Dr. David Julius – an expert on pain receptors – as they discuss how humans sense certain spices, and what this means in the search for new non-opiate pain therapies.

#Pain #Spicy #Peppers