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·March 26, 2023·4 min read

How Salt Can Taste Sweet

Researchers have identified new mechanisms of taste perception. The study reports chloride ion channels bind to sweet taste receptors to evoke taste sensation.

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·September 22, 2022·5 min read

First Direct Evidence That Babies React to Taste and Smell in the Womb

Using ultrasound, researchers captured the facial expressions of developing fetuses in response to the taste of foods their mothers were eating. When exposed to carrots, the fetuses displayed "laughter-face" expressions, and "crying-face" expressions when exposed to kale. The findings shed new light on the development of human taste and olfactory receptors.

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·August 17, 2022·5 min read

The Taste for Specialty Foods Is in Our Genes

Researchers have identified over 400 different genes associated with people's liking of different foods including avocados, chilies, oily fish, and more.

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·June 30, 2022·6 min read

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

Olfactory dysfunction can have both physical and social consequences, in addition to influencing food intake and weight. Researchers say foods that stimulate other chemical senses when consumed, such as chili or menthol, can improve life quality for those with olfactory dysfunction.

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·April 10, 2022·6 min read

A Way to Prevent Loss of Smell and Taste From COVID-19

Camostat mesylate, an oral medication commonly prescribed to treat pancreatitis, reduces both the loss of smell and taste in those with COVID-19 infection.

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·December 15, 2021·5 min read

How Diet Influences Taste Sensitivity and Preference

Diet influences dopamine and insulin signaling in the brain, which in turn directly affects the peripheral sensory response in fruit flies. This response influences what the fly decides to eat next.

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·September 25, 2021·3 min read

Children’s Dislike of Cauliflower and Broccoli Could Be Written in Their Microbiome

Children whose saliva produced high amounts of sulfur volatiles disliked raw Brassica vegetables the most. The levels of sulfur volatiles were similar in parents and children, suggesting a shared oral microbiome. However, the relationship between sulfur volatiles and the dislike of Brassica vegetables was not as high in adults, suggesting they may have learned to tolerate the taste of the vegetables over time.

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·July 7, 2021·4 min read

When Taste and Healthfulness Compete, Taste Has a Hidden Advantage

It takes slightly longer to include information about healthy foods in the process of choosing between the taste and healthiness of a snack.

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·July 5, 2021·2 min read

More Filling? Tastes Great? How Flies, and Maybe People, Choose Their Food

Neurochemistry may dictate our choices for certain kinds of food, even when we believe we are making a conscious choice in what to eat.

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·June 28, 2021·4 min read

Pulling Wisdom Teeth Can Improve Long-Term Taste Function

Removing the wisdom teeth can improve a person's taste perception by up to ten percent.

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·June 25, 2021·6 min read

Cancer Survivors’ Tongues Less Sensitive to Tastes Than Those of Healthy Peers

Changes in taste perception can for years following chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments for cancer, a new study reports. Cancer survivors reported less sensitivity to bitter, sweet, and salty tastes compared to those who never received a cancer diagnosis. Taste buds on the tip of the tongue are most affected.

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·June 23, 2021·5 min read

Flavored E-Cigarettes May Affect the Brain Differently Than Non-Flavored

Flavored e-cigarette tobacco engages the taste system, while non-flavored vaped nicotine triggers the brain's reward system in a similar way observed when people smoke traditional cigarettes.

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taste

How Salt Can Taste Sweet

First Direct Evidence That Babies React to Taste and Smell in the Womb

The Taste for Specialty Foods Is in Our Genes

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

A Way to Prevent Loss of Smell and Taste From COVID-19

How Diet Influences Taste Sensitivity and Preference

Children’s Dislike of Cauliflower and Broccoli Could Be Written in Their Microbiome

When Taste and Healthfulness Compete, Taste Has a Hidden Advantage

More Filling? Tastes Great? How Flies, and Maybe People, Choose Their Food

Pulling Wisdom Teeth Can Improve Long-Term Taste Function

Cancer Survivors’ Tongues Less Sensitive to Tastes Than Those of Healthy Peers

Flavored E-Cigarettes May Affect the Brain Differently Than Non-Flavored

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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