Weight loss is a long-term process that requires permanent changes not only in eating habits but in one's entire lifestyle.

Weight loss is a long-term process that requires permanent changes not only in eating habits but in the entire lifestyle.

However, the side effects could tempt you to stop sooner: "Topical capsaicin creams often cause burning and irritation, which is to be expected. This can be irritating or even painful," says Dr ...

Capsaicin in chili peppers may aid in managing gestational diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity and reducing ...

But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all about a chemical compound in peppers called capsaicin. Capsaicin binds to pain receptors on our nerves called TRPV1. Normally ...

Binshtok et al. theorized that it could be possible to exploit the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channel, which is sensitive to noxious heat and capsaicin, to selectively ...

But how does it work? “Capsaicin is primarily responsible for the spicy sensation,” explains Dr Qian Yang, assistant professor in flavour science at the University of Nottingham.

What do humans and an Asian tree shrew have in common? We are the only two mammals known to tolerate the burn of capsaicin – the active chemical compound responsible for making chilli peppers ...