Medical research

Study shows significant risk of sensory loss in long COVID

New research has revealed the extent of sensory loss among people suffering from long COVID, with around 30% reporting a decreased sense of smell, and a similar number finding their sense of taste continuing to be affected ...

Medical research

Rehabilitation method to improve taste sensitivity

Many patients suffer from taste disorders due to a variety of causes, and in recent years the number of such patients has skyrocketed even further due to the COVID-19 epidemic. However, treatments to improve taste sensitivity ...

Medical research

The taste for specialty foods is in our genes, study shows

The reasons why people love certain foods and turn their noses up at others, has to do with more than their cultures or even their taste buds… their genes play a significant role too, a new study reveals.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Most patients regain taste, smell following COVID-19

Nearly nine in 10 patients reporting a COVID-19-related smell or taste dysfunction completely recovered within two years, although recovery took more than six months for 10.9 percent of patients, according to a research letter ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Long-lasting loss of smell, taste in 5% of COVID cases: study

Around five percent of people who have had COVID-19 develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste, a large study said Thursday, potentially contributing to the burden of long COVID.

Health

Fuzzy and full of nutrients, peaches are a summertime staple

Typically in season from July to September, peaches are a staple of summertime salads, meals and desserts. They're also a popular choice for nutritionists, who say their sweet taste makes it easier for people to add them ...

Biomedical technology

Can an electric zap trick our brains into reducing our salt intake?

An estimated 2.5m deaths each year could be prevented globally if individuals cut back their salt consumption to the recommended daily intake of less than five grams, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Now, ...

Genetics

Do our genes determine what we eat?

Preliminary findings from a new study involving more than 6,000 adults found that taste-related genes may play a role in determining food choices and could, in turn, influence cardiometabolic health. It is one of the first ...

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