Media Mentions

Philadelphia Business Journal: Weight Loss Drugs Without Side Effects? Monell Study Finds Path to Improving Options Like Wegovy and Zepbound

Weight loss medications like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound, while effective, are presently accompanied by side effects like nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. — Click here to read the full story....

10 July, 2024

Science: Weight Loss Drugs Without the Nausea? Mouse Study Suggests It May Be Possible

Millions of people have taken glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist drugs such as Ozempic to lose weight, despite the fact that the drugs can cause severe nausea and vomiting. But a new mouse study shows distinct groups of neurons in the brain diminish appetite and trigger...

10 July, 2024

Nature: How Anti-obesity Drugs Cause Nausea: Finding Offers Hope for Better Drugs

Next-generation anti-obesity drugs such as Wegovy can melt away weight — but they can also cause intolerable nausea. Now scientists have pinpointed a brain pathway that is involved in this common side effect, raising the prospect of effective weight-loss drugs that don’t make people sick. — Click...

10 July, 2024

The Washington Post: Why You Shouldn’t Fear a Little Sugar in Savory Cooking

Sugar is among the most talked-about ingredients we use in cooking, right up there with salt. Often, it’s downright contentious. Over the years I have been publishing recipes, I’ve come to expect questions, comments and criticism about the amount of sugar, the type of sugar and...

10 July, 2024

The Food Chain (BBC World Service): Your Taste Is Unique

Taste, it turns out, is not a matter of opinion. Scientists have discovered that your perception of taste is informed by your genetics. When we eat or drink something, we may be having an entirely different experience to the person we’re sharing a meal with, or...

07 July, 2024

Nature: How Blockbuster Obesity Drugs Create a Full Feeling — Even Before One Bite of Food

People taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs often feel full, even when they sit down to a meal and haven’t taken a single bite. Now, scientists have found a brain region that is involved in this effect — and that helps to cause the same...

27 June, 2024

The Cut: How to Pick Perfumes That Don’t Give Headaches or Offend

I know you love fragrance, but perfume is headache-inducing to many of us. After a lifetime of not wearing perfume, I’ve finally figured out that I can wear some warm and spicy scents. I would love for you to explain more about why some people...

18 June, 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Gross-Tasting Medications Can Be a Barrier to Treatment. Philly Researchers Found a ‘Bitter Blocker’ to Help

Peihua Jiang knows how difficult it can be to convince a child to take a sip of a bitter liquid medication. When they were young, his kids sometimes balked at taking medicines because they didn’t like how they tasted. And as a neurobiologist, Jiang knew the...

12 June, 2024

CBC Radio One: Smell: The Invisible Superpower

Smell has been called the 'Cinderella sense,' capable of inspiring profound admiration if we stop turning our noses at it. Producer Annie Bender examines what we lose when we take our powerful — but often misunderstood — sense of smell for granted. — Click here to listen...

03 June, 2024

Delish: The Scientific Reason Why Airplane Food Tastes Bad

Most of us would agree that our favorite meals weren’t eaten on an airplane. Airline food is often premade, reheated, and served in a paper tray with flimsy plastic utensils. The whole experience can be underwhelming. But aside from the obvious, there are other lesser...

31 May, 2024