Overweight & Obesity
Taste buds lining up as the first line of defence against obesity
Training our taste buds to be more sensitive to the taste of fat could be key in the battle to curb the world's growing obesity problem.
Jan 14, 2016
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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 ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
Brain encodes time and place of taste memory
Have you ever eaten something totally new and it made you sick? Don't give up; if you try the same food in a different place, your brain will be more "forgiving" of the new attempt. In a new study conducted by the Sagol Department ...
Sep 23, 2014
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Medical research
AI study reveals the tongue's unique surface
Artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique to each of us, new findings suggest. The results offer an unprecedented insight into the biological make-up ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Those under 40 are more likely than older adults to recover COVID-related smell and taste loss
Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing Virginia Commonwealth ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows noisy environments influence taste perception
Airline passengers who eat meals vary in their ability to taste sweet, sour, bitter and salty flavors. In studying how airplane noise affects the palate, Cornell food scientists have found sweetness suppressed and a tasty, ...
May 13, 2015
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Medications
COVID affected taste and 'Paxlovid mouth' sounds disgusting: What causes dysgeusia?
Loss or alteration of taste (dysgeusia) is a common symptom of COVID. It's also a side effect of several illnesses and medications, including Paxlovid, the new antiviral medication to treat COVID infection.
May 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smell, taste loss less likely with newer COVID variants: Study
Since the early days of the pandemic, loss of smell and taste have been tied to COVID-19 infection. But a new study shows those telltale traits are much less likely with the Omicron variant than the earlier Alpha and Delta ...
May 11, 2022
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Health
Healthy eating over the holidays
Between bountiful buffets and "food-pushing relatives," the winter holidays hold landmines for those trying to eat healthy.
Dec 19, 2019
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Diabetes
Gut taste mechanisms are abnormal in diabetes sufferers
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.
Aug 23, 2013
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