Taste buds are specialised sensory organs that facilitate the detection of chemical stimuli, ultimately guiding dietary preferences and enabling protective reflexes. Composed of distinct cell types – ...

Our ability to distinguish between sweet and bitter tastes may reside in the same taste bud cells, say US scientists. Cells in our tongues sense four basic tastes - sweet, salty, sour and bitter - ...

Taste is one of our most vital senses, shaping appetite, nutrition, and quality of life. Yet taste buds are fragile, relying heavily on the nerves that connect them to the brain. When those nerves are ...

Umami taste is present in many Japanese foods, such as sushi and soy sauce The ability to taste umami in food could have an effect on overall health, particularly in older people, Japanese researchers ...

A biologist studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. He looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding ...