Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that certain cancer drugs impact a specific protein that regulates taste buds. The findings, published in Development, could lead to ...

New research may explain why patients taking specific targeted cancer therapies often experience taste dysfunctionResearchers ...

A study showed that tyrosine kinase inhibitors alter taste perception by affecting the development of taste buds. The team ...

Chemotherapy can make food taste metallic, bland, or unpleasant, turning everyday eating into a clinical challenge that ...

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 ...

Sweet-sensing taste cells, supported by the protein c-Kit, show remarkable resilience when nerves are damaged, unlike other taste cells that quickly degenerate. Blocking c-Kit with the drug imatinib ...

In a small study, patients reporting long-term taste changes showed molecular disruptions and structural irregularities in ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have revealed the detailed structure of the bitter taste receptor, a protein called TAS2R14, and have shown ...

Asher, MDKey TakeawaysLoss of taste can be caused by cold or allergies that dull your sense of smell.Certain medications, ...