July 11 is a cool day, and this year’s annual Slurpee Day tradition is even cooler — with a special twist. To celebrate the ...

Experts explain oral yeast infections (oral thrush, candidiasis of the mouth)—including oral thrush symptoms, treatment ...

A graphene sensor trained by machine learning can now taste like a human, identifying both basic and complex flavors with ...

A team of researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new graphene-based sensor design ...

The perception of taste is remarkably complex, not only on the tongue but in organs throughout the body.

In the quiet rhythm of your heartbeat, something unexpected might be happening—something as surprising as tasting sweetness without your tongue. Scientists have discovered that your heart can ...

If you can’t seem to get the taste of onion, garlic or cheese out your mouth after brushing, you might benefit from a tongue scraper. As one of the most flexible muscles in the body, the tongue ...

Scientists tested a device that helped volunteers taste flavors meant to represent distant samples of coffee, lemonade, fried eggs, cake and fish soup.

In the quiet rhythm of your heartbeat, something unexpected might be happening—something as surprising as tasting sweetness without your tongue. Scientists have discovered that your heart can ...