Taste buds are specialised sensory organs that facilitate the detection of chemical stimuli, ultimately guiding dietary preferences and enabling protective reflexes. Composed of distinct cell types – ...

We’ve all heard of the five tastes our tongues can detect: sweet, sour, bitter, savory-umami, and salty. But the real number is actually six, because we have two separate salt-taste systems. One of ...

Taste is one of our most vital senses, shaping appetite, nutrition, and quality of life. Yet taste buds are fragile, relying ...

Our sense of taste often taken for granted is a remarkable tool that does far more than simply let us enjoy chocolate cake or cringe at sour lemons. It’s a biological safeguard, a nutritional compass ...

When battling a cold, everything feels compromised—energy levels, breathing patterns, sleep quality and especially the sense of taste. That steaming bowl of chicken soup or favorite comfort food might ...

Whether we like it or not, as we get older, it’s only natural that our body experiences change. And although a little optimistic thinking about aging might increase our healthspan, some of these ...

Scientists have built a graphene-based device that can taste with near-human accuracy in a breakthrough that pushes artificial sensing closer to human ability. The system uses machine learning to ...