Researchers have found previously unnoticed salivary glands in the human throat. The team from The Netherlands Cancer Institute, which published findings in Radiotherapy and Oncology, coined the new ...

A secret set of salivary glands has been hiding behind the nose. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have discovered a new ...

Physicians in the Netherlands believe they have found a fourth pair of large salivary glands in the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat, according to a study in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

It’s hard to imagine there is a part of the human body that’s gone unnoticed by doctors after centuries of medical research. But that’s exactly what a group of scientists from the Netherlands believe.

They appear to be a fourth pair of large salivary glands, tucked into the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat. By Katherine J. Wu After millenniums of careful slicing and dicing, it might ...

Scientists have discovered a special type of cell that resides in salivary glands and is likely crucial for oral health. Scientists at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and ...