Sensory neurons pick up information from our senses and relay it to the rest of the nervous system. But this is not their only mission. In a new study published in the journal Current Biology, Claire Wyart at the Paris Brain ...
Feb 15, 2023
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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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Cornell University food scientists have found that people with a diminished ability to taste food choose sweeter - and likely higher-calorie - fare. This could put people on the path to gaining weight.
Jul 28, 2017
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Whether your child asks for crackers, cookies or veggies to snack on could be linked to genetics, according to new findings from the Guelph Family Health Study at the University of Guelph.
Feb 22, 2018
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By tangling up bitter- and sweet-sensing cells on the tongues of mice, researchers have teased apart how the taste system wires itself. The results, from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator Charles Zuker at ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Following years of futile attempts, new research from the Monell Center demonstrates that living human taste cells can be maintained in culture for at least seven months. The findings provide scientists with a valuable tool ...
Apr 6, 2011
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Sour is the taste of summer, a taste that evokes lemonade stands and vine-ripe tomatoes. Among the five basic tastes—the others being bitter, sweet, salty and umami—it is arguably the most subtle. In small amounts, it ...
Sep 19, 2019
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In March 2020, Google searches for phrases like "can't taste food" or "why can't I smell" spiked around the world, particularly in areas where COVID-19 hit hardest. Still, many of us have experienced a temporary change in ...
Jun 4, 2020
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You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That's partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume.
Apr 24, 2019
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Obesity may alter the way we taste at the most fundamental level: by changing how our tongues react to different foods.
Nov 21, 2013
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