A new study reveals that the astringent sensation from flavanols, compounds found in foods like cocoa and berries, can ...

New preclinical results demonstrate the potential of ARD-201 in enhanced glucose control, along with preservation of lean mass, underscoring its ...

A research team from the Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, Okayama University of Science, has made a ...

Researchers at Okayama University of Science have discovered that bitter taste receptors—the same type found on the human ...

"The capsaicin or piperine (from the chili or black pepper) activates pain receptors (TRPV1) that create the burning ...

Every October, America divides into two camps: those who think candy corn tastes like candle wax mixed with sadness, and ...

New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) reveals how missing just one essential amino acid can change gene ...

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without any conscious effort. Now, brain scans and machine learning have for the first time pinpointed ...

While Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish wit and writer never said this, he easily could have made this one of his bon mots: The only crime worthy of the death penalty is bad taste. Two events last week in ...

The food industry is just beginning to grapple with how GLP-1 drugs may reshape consumer eating habits. It is widely accepted that this new wave of weight-loss drugs, known by brand names such as ...

Odds are you’ve eaten cilantro recently. Cooks sprinkle the green leaves on tacos and guacamole or mix them into curries, Pad Thai and many dressings and sauces. In these recipes, cilantro adds a ...

Don't miss the seminar by Lisa Baik, assistant professor of insect biology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), who will speak on “Understanding and Targeting the Taste System of ...