This work also shows that the proliferation of the taste stem cells in recovering patients may take weeks to return to their pre-COVID-19 state, providing a hypothesis for more chronic disruption of ...

A new study from researchers at the Binghamton University, State of University of New York has shown that obesity is associated with reduced taste responses and perception. The study on laboratory ...

There is no exact known number of GLP-1 patients who say their say their sense of taste has changed since starting the medication. But people like Loren report the drugs, which manage blood sugar and ...

The news of a hot chili sauce shortages earlier this year—due to high temperatures and drought in agricultural regions—prompted warnings to stock up on supplies or forego adding this flavor to your ...

Unusual changes in how food tastes are often overlooked. A bitter aftertaste, metallic sensation, or sudden dullness in ...

Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions ...

To demonstrate the way that our senses of touch and smell combine with taste, conduct this activity. Before class, cut each fruit or vegetable into small cubes (approximately one centimeter in width).

If you've ever thought ice cream tasted salty, you've experienced "thermal taste," a scientific oddity explored in a recent issue of Nature. Barry Green, Ph.D., an otolaryngology professor at the Yale ...

In 1907, while enjoying a bowl of soup made with dashi broth and kombu seaweed, the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda had an insight that would change the culinary world. He noticed a taste that wasn’t ...

'e-Taste' analyzes food flavor profiles and tries to copy it using a concoction of chemicals pushed through a gel. By Mack DeGeurin Published Feb 28, 2025 2:00 PM EST Image: Malte Mueller / Getty ...