According to the latest study by a group of American scientists, our tongues have a receptor that recognizes the presence of glutamates - the basic component in MSG and many common foods. Dr. Nirupa Chaudhari is the lead author on the study, and a neuroscientist at the University of Miami Medical School. Horses are high performance athletes with a catch. Their unique physiology allows them to exert enough energy to actually kill themselves. When horses run they produce a lot of heat.
Muscles are equipped to handle it, but a horse s brain is more delicate.
Somehow this doesn't happen and noone knew why not - until now. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan s Veterinary College have solved the mystery. Dr. Jon Naylor is in the department of Veterinary internal Medicine in Saskatoon and explains how they made their discovery. For the answer we consulted Dr. David Phillips , senior climatologist at Environment Canada. Try a sample calculation .