Lying in bed at night, one of the worst sounds a person can hear is the buzz of a nearby mosquito. Concentrating on the buzzing might keep you from falling asleep, but it also seems to heighten the awareness of your skin ...
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The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.
Apr 9, 2020
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Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds.
Jan 12, 2012
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Academics have examined the effect of color among picky and non-picky eaters, in a first-of-its-kind study.
Nov 23, 2022
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Scientists from the Monell Center report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human taste cells found on the tongue. The findings suggest that interactions between ...
Apr 24, 2019
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A new study from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions suggests that a single set of genes affects a person's perception of sweet taste, regardless of whether the sweetener is a natural sugar or a non-caloric sugar ...
Jul 16, 2015
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(HealthDay)—More than half of patients with self-reported long-term altered taste perception following COVID-19 actually have normal gustatory function when evaluated with validated psychophysical tests, according to a ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Obesity is connected with a reduced response to taste, according to a new study featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State of University of New York.
Aug 26, 2019
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Everybody has seen the tongue map – that little diagram of the tongue with different sections neatly cordoned off for different taste receptors. Sweet in the front, salty and sour on the sides and bitter at the back.
Jul 7, 2015
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(HealthDay)—New research may help explain the reported link between the use of artificial sweeteners and diabetes, scientists say.
Aug 10, 2017
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