A new invention from a team of British scientists could help us cut down on our sugar and salt intake. The "Taste Buddy" is a tiny device that will be on display at the Big Bang UK Young Scientists & ...

When trying to stick to a diet, the temptation of delicious sugary snacks can be too much to resist. But there is good news for dieters trying to avoid these unhealthy foods. A device called Taste ...

Mouths may be home to a multi-tasking taste bud cell able to simultaneously identify four different stimuli. Taste bud cells have traditionally thought to be capable of only detecting a specific taste ...

It’s not just eating healthy food, but how you taste it that could lead to a long and healthy life. Researchers found taste buds may play a part in determining life expectancy- at least for fruit ...

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 – ...

Scientists have identified a gene that controls the development of taste buds. The gene, SOX2, stimulates stem cells on the surface of the embryonic tongue and in the back of the mouth to transform ...

An intriguing early symptom among some COVID-19 patients is the loss of the sense of smell and/or taste, which has led to the suspicion that the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, could be ...

Conduct a simple scientific experiment to find out whether you have a supertaster tongue or not. All you need is: This is what you need to do: Using a cotton bud, swab some food colouring on to the ...

A chocolate scientist in Birmingham has had her taste buds insured for £1m. Hayleigh Curtis, who works in the innovation kitchen at Cadbury in Bournville, has been told she'll need to avoid very hot ...