Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick.

Khaberni - An unusual taste in the mouth, whether bitter or sour, is not just a fleeting annoyance, but may represent an ...

The tongue contains numerous taste buds-tiny sensory organs responsible for detecting taste. Taste buds consist of specialized cells that translate chemical stimuli into neural signals. Among them, ...

Unusual changes in how food tastes are often overlooked. A bitter aftertaste, metallic sensation, or sudden dullness in ...

Scientists have found that the tongue responds to ammonium chloride as a sixth basic taste, in addition to detecting sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami flavours. Research published on Thursday in ...

Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for overall health, and most people focus primarily on brushing their teeth. However, brushing your tongue is just as important, and neglecting it can lead to ...

A) Taste tissue of wild-type mice and taste cell synaptic dysfunction mice (SNAP-cKO). In SNAP-cKO mice, the number of sour-sensing cells is reduced. B) Gustatory nerve responses to various taste ...