MINNEAPOLIS — Many people experience a change in palate as they age. "I didn't really like spicy food when I was younger but now I can definitely go for spicy," Kos Raza said. M Health Fairview ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital used structural biology approaches to gain insight into how sweet taste receptors detect sweeteners. Sweet taste receptors are proteins in taste ...

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 ...

Your brain has a built-in mechanism designed to prevent you from eating too much of any single food, but modern eating habits have found ways to outsmart this ancient protection system. The result is ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz may have identified why many cancer patients say food suddenly tastes unpleasant during treatment. The study, published today in Development, found ...