Health
The science of taste, or why you choose fries over broccoli
Most people say that if there is a healthy choice on a menu they will take it. But observations and research show this is generally not the case.
May 31, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Bitter taste receptors hold key to treating asthma
One in nine Australians, among more than 300 million people worldwide, suffer from asthma. They experience a wide range of debilitating, even life-threatening respiratory symptoms from a disease that can be controlled but ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Neuroscience
Structural changes in taste receptors in the first stage of taste perception discovered
For the first time Japanese researchers discovered that the extracellular domain of taste receptor proteins undergoes a change in structure by binding together taste substances. This structure change is thought to transmit ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Health
The chemistry of salt in the kitchen
When we say "salt", we usually mean the stuff we sprinkle on our chips, which is sodium chloride (NaCl). But, technically speaking, this is just one example of a salt.
May 6, 2016
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Health
Unraveling the enigma of salty taste detection
Public health efforts to reduce dietary sodium intake have been hindered by an incomplete understanding of the complex process by which humans and other mammals detect salty taste.
Feb 11, 2016
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Health
Children's ability to detect sugar varies widely
Everyone knows that children love sweets, but ever wonder why some kids seem to want more sugary food than others? It could be because they need more sugar to get that same sweet taste. According to new research from the ...
Dec 14, 2015
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Health
High-fat maternal diet changes newborn heart 'tastebuds'
Baby rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet had larger than normal hearts with fewer taste receptors for bitter flavours, according to new UNSW research.
Jul 28, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers find bitter taste receptors on human hearts
A team of University of Queensland researchers is investigating the surprising discovery that smell and taste receptors normally found in the nose and mouth can also be present on the human heart.
May 4, 2015
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Medical research
Psychology professor examines the taste system
What we view as the sense of taste is actually a combination of smell, taste and texture, with smell playing a major role. A single taste bud can have dozens of receptor cells that send signals of sour, sweet, salty and bitter ...
Feb 23, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers determine existence of 'fat' flavour
There is conclusive evidence that there is a fat taste, according to Deakin University sensory science researchers.
Feb 9, 2015
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