Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with their colleagues from Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, and uncovered how ...

neurosurgeon and author of Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kill, Dr. Russell Blaylock, has said that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is an excitotoxin (a toxin overexcites the cells to the point of damage or ...

Monosodium glutamate, more commonly known as MSG, gets a bad rap. People claim that it's a toxin that causes headaches and sweating, and that it leaves you feeling lethargic and flushed. The thing is, ...

To investigate whether sodium ferulate (SF) can protect cortical neurons from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity and the mechanisms responsible for this protection. Cultured cortical neurons were ...

Nissin Foods is revamping its Top Ramen range in the US to remove added MSG and reduce sodium content in response to consumer demand for more healthy options. Sodium has been cut by 15% and artificial ...