The main neurological manifestation of COVID-19 is loss of smell or taste. The high
incidence of smell loss without significant rhinorrhea or nasal congestion suggests that …

The sense of taste, or gustation, is mediated by taste buds, which are housed in specialized
taste papillae found in a stereotyped pattern on the surface of the tongue. Each bud …

The year 2020 became the year of the outbreak of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which
escalated into a worldwide pandemic and continued into 2021. One of the unique symptoms …

Despite evidence that the ability to taste is weakened by obesity and can be rescued with
weight loss intervention, few studies have investigated the molecular effects of obesity on …

Human WNT10A mutations are associated with developmental tooth abnormalities and
adolescent onset of a broad range of ectodermal defects. Here we show that β-catenin …

Background Our sense of taste is critical in defining our food choices and habits. Located
primarily in our tongue, taste buds are small assemblies of constantly renewing sensory …

The chemical senses of taste and smell play a vital role in conveying information about
ourselves and our environment. Tastes and smells can warn against danger and also …

The integrity of taste buds is intimately dependent on an intact gustatory innervation, yet the
molecular nature of this dependency is unknown. Here, we show that differentiation of new …

Gustation or the sense of taste is a primary sense, which functions as a gatekeeper for
substances that enter the body. Animals, including humans, ingest foods that contain …

Striking taste disturbances are reported in cancer patients treated with Hedgehog (HH)-
pathway inhibitor drugs, including sonidegib (LDE225), which block the HH pathway effector …