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Some people swear they can taste the tiniest sprinkle of salt or sense when a recipe has one ingredient slightly out of balance. If any of that sounds familiar, you might have something surprising ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and for most people, the thought and smell of that holiday spread is pure joy. But not everyone is excited about digging into turkey, stuffing ...

It’s not quite a superpower, but about a quarter of humans experience taste more intensely – and they’re known as supertasters. Whether you’re a supertaster is directly related to how many papillae ...

Do certain physiological traits make some wine critics better than others? In a three-part series this week, Mike Steinberger examines the physiology of the oenophile. On Wednesday, he examined the ...

Do certain physiological traits make some wine critics better than others? In a three-part series this week, Mike Steinberger examines the physiology of the oenophile. In Part I, he examined the ...

We all know Superman, right? In comic books and on television, in movies and even in a Broadway musical, he’s the tights-and-cape-sporting superhero who came to us from the planet Krypton, arriving on ...

It has been linked to stronger immunity against infections. Research suggests that includes COVID-19. "Supertasters" with two copies of the gene may be less likely to get COVID-19 and develop severe ...

The T2R38 gene makes people more sensitive to bitter tastes and also enhances immune function. It has been linked to stronger immunity against infections. Research suggests that includes COVID-19.