BOSTON - There may be yet another basic type of taste. We generally know about the five - sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami - but a team of researchers at University of Southern California ...

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Dear Doctor K: I”ve recently noticed a dulling of my sense of taste. What”s worse, my ability to taste sweetness (my favorite taste!) seems to be the most affected. Is it possible that I”ve damaged ...

The next time you crave a sweet treat, go ahead and buy a bag of jellybeans—guilt free. Your indulgence will be in the ...

Scientists have discovered how ATP -- the body's main fuel source -- is released as the neurotransmitter from sweet, bitter, and umami, or savory, taste bud cells. The CALHM1 channel protein, which ...

Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that--unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes--are capable of detecting sour, sweet, bitter and ...