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  2. Monosodium glutamate - Wikipedia

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    Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with a savory taste that intensifies the umami flavor of food, as naturally occurring ...

  3. Glutamate flavoring - Wikipedia

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    Moreover, sodium in monosodium glutamate may activate glutamate to produce a stronger umami taste. [ 6 ] Two hypotheses for the explanation of umami taste transduction have been introduced: the first posits that the umami taste is transduced by an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) type glutamate ion channel receptor; the second posits that the taste ...

  4. West Bengal blood test kit scam - Wikipedia

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    The West Bengal blood test scam was an instance in which an Indian company, Monozyme India, sold thousands of defective blood test kits to various medical facilities in the Indian State of West Bengal. The resulting increase in cases of infectious diseases led to a government probe, the arrest of several prominent directors of Monozyme India ...

  5. Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to ...

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    Even so, a virtual colonoscopy takes just 10 to 15 minutes—the traditional method takes under an hour—and because you won’t be sedated or anesthetized, you can drive yourself home or back to ...

  6. Capsule endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    In a review of 22,840 cases, the capsule was retained 1.4% of the time, with Crohn's disease a common cause; most were surgically removed. [23] The rate of capsule retention varies by the indication for the procedure, with the highest rate seen with known Crohn's disease (5-13%), followed by obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (1.5%), suspected ...

  7. Health effects of salt - Wikipedia

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    Hypernatremia (high blood sodium level, above 145 mEq/L) causes thirst, and due to brain cell shrinkage may cause confusion, muscle twitching, or spasms. With severe elevation, seizures and comas may occur. [11] [12] Death can be caused by ingestion of large amounts of salt at a time (about 1 g per kg of body weight). [13]

  8. Daylight saving time is a scam that won't save you money - AOL

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    Sunday, March 8 marks the start of another scam perpetrated on us by The Man. You remember The Man, the one who's always trying to keep you down? He's at it again, demanding you "spring forward ...

  9. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II - Wikipedia

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    Glutamate is a common and abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; however, if there is too much glutamate transmission, this can kill or at least damage neurons and has been implicated in many neurological diseases and disorders [37] therefore the balance that NAAG peptidase contributes to is quite important.