Dr. Wilson has also stressed how for some, waking up with bad breath could be happening through no fault of their own. It's ...

Food scientists have discovered a chemical in a particular kind of mushroom found in the UK and Ireland which they say is the ...

Named oligoporin D, this chemical activates specialised bitter receptors in our mouths which also help detect natural poisons. This compound is so potent that you would be able to taste a single ...

Their research sheds new light on how the human body detects and reacts to intensely bitter compounds, some of which are not harmful despite their taste. As part of the study, the team focused on ...

the scientists investigated the effects these bitter compounds would have on human bitter taste receptors and, as a result, managed to identify what is potentially one of the most bitter ...