Taste : Science World Report

Feb 21, 2016 07:36 AM EST

Losing Your Senses? Multisensory Losses Impact Older Adults

Previous studies link loss of one's senses-including taste, smell, touch, vision, and hearing-to an increased risk of cognitive decline, poor mental health and increased mortality.

Feb 18, 2016 11:27 AM EST

Sensory Loss Affects 94 Percent Of Older Adults

The University of Chicago conducted a study that showed a staggering 94 percent of adults between 57 and 85 had at least one sensory deficit.

Feb 03, 2016 03:43 PM EST

The Science of Taste: How Chemicals are Used to Create Sensory Sensations

When you eat a strawberry-flavored treat, the odds are that there's no strawberry actually in the product.

Oct 22, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Why Your Pet Cat is a Picky Eater: The Evolution of Carnivorous Felines

Why is your cat such a picky eater? Scientists may have found out the reason. It turns out that cats have at least seven functional bitter taste receptors.

Oct 14, 2015 11:54 AM EDT

If You're A Psychopath, You Might Prefer Your Coffee Black: Here's Why

Want your coffee black? Black like your heart! (Wait, what?)

Jun 04, 2015 08:24 AM EDT

Could Our Musical Taste Be Linked To Social Class?

New findings presented in the Canadian Review of Sociology ask if our tastes in music might be linked to social class.

May 18, 2015 11:54 PM EDT

Airplane Noise May Actually Affect Our Perception Of Taste

Could the rumble of an airplane's engine affect how our in-flight meal tastes? New findings published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance suggests that it could influence the flavor of our food.