Scientists have mapped the 3-D structure of the human sweet taste receptor, the molecular machine that allows us to taste sweet things. This could lead to the discovery of new regulators of the ...

The sweet receptors on our tongue can detect a large number ... innovative approaches and about three years to map the human sweet taste receptor's structure, in large part because it proved ...

Could your tongue be the key to helping you lose weight? With the aid of new research, scientists say it may be. For the ...

Cryo-EM map of the human sweet taste receptor (blue and green) changing shape as it binds a molecule that tastes sweet (red and green).

Our attraction to sugar has grown to an unhealthy level. The average person in the United States now consumes more than 100 ...

In Chinese medicine it acts like a map where certain areas of ... Oral thrush can impair taste buds and cause bad breath. To clean the tongue use a natural mouthwash twice a day.