BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some taste cells are multitaskers that can detect bitter, sweet, umami and sour stimuli, a new study finds. The research challenges conventional notions of how taste works. In the past ...

SUNDAY, May 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Why does sugar taste so good — and why do we want it so badly? Scientists may finally have the answer. For the first time, researchers have figured out the ...

How SLS hijacks your taste buds To understand why SLS has such a dramatic impact, it helps to look at how taste works at the cellular level. Your tongue is covered in taste buds that contain receptors ...