Menthol activates TRPM8 receptors on nerve endings in your mouth, which are the same receptors responsible for sensing cold.

Menthol, derived from mint plants, creates a cooling sensation by activating cold-sensing receptors. It's used in various products, including toothpaste, chewing gum, and sports supplements, to trick ...

Mint makes water feel icy because menthol activates cold receptors in the mouth, tricking the brain into sensing lower temperatures, scientists explain.

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Health advocates and activists plan to intensify their push for a ban on menthol cigarettes this week, ratcheting up pressure on the White House ahead of what they say is a critical deadline.

Packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration pledged again to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with plans to ban menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars—policies that agency officials say could help prevent some of the roughly 500 ...

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Westchester would become New York’s first county to ban flavored tobacco, including popular menthol cigarettes, under a law passed Monday night by the county Board of Legislators. The law now goes to ...

Fretting political backlash from Black voters in November, President Joe Biden has indefinitely delayed the Food and Drug Administration’s recommended ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes. Biden fails ...

Background In May 2020, England banned menthol as a characterising flavour in cigarettes. However, the sale of menthol accessories (eg, filters, flavour cards) remains permitted. This study assessed ...