Gel-based device inspired by the cooling powers of milk assesses peppers whose burn ranges from mild to dangerous.

There’s something oddly satisfying about eating food that hurts a little. That feeling you get when that chili burn lights up ...

Individual preferences for piquant foods vary due to factors like capsaicin receptor sensitivity, personality traits, and ...

I’m the idiot who once ate a ghost-pepper wing on a dare, cried for twenty minutes, and then immediately asked for another ...

Scientists say our love for spicy food comes from a thrill response, capsaicin triggers pain, but the brain enjoys the controlled discomfort and heat.

It’s your body trying to get rid of the irritant.” TRPV1 (pronounced trip-vee-one, if you’re explaining this to someone over a delicious curry) is also activated by other things, like your body’s ...

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To find one of the world's hottest restaurant dishes, you don't need to go to Southeast Asia. There's some mighty hot curry waiting for you in U.K., too.

Spicy food makes us sweat because capsaicin, the active compound in chili peppers, tricks the body’s heat sensors into ...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – November 6, 2025) A study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital uncovered an alternative binding pocket within nuclear receptors, revealing a much-needed new therapy route for ...

Department of Physiology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan Although animal behavior is influenced by neuromodulatory signals, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. The ventral ...