What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a new study performed on fruit flies. The study offers a better understanding of neurophysiological plasticity of the ...

Researchers at Stony Brook University used genetic manipulation in a laboratory brain model to demonstrate that neurosteroids, signals involved in mood regulation and stress, can reduce the ...

Genome-wide association studies have indicated that a preference for certain tastes can be traced back to genes. New work by scientists at Northwestern University has indicated that people who prefer ...

A new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center may shed light on why some people like salt more than others. The results suggest that a person's liking for salty taste may be related to how much ...

We are all aware of the importance of eating healthy food, especially during pregnancy. A high-fat diet has dramatic consequences on the metabolism. It can lead to obesity, diabetes, chronic liver ...

India, March 22 -- What a mother eats during pregnancy plays an important role in fetal growth and development. Emerging research suggests that food choices may also influence a baby's taste ...

Have you ever had wine in a tasting room, bought some and later when you opened it at home, the wine tasted different? Or have you ordered wine in a restaurant and enjoyed it, but when you tasted the ...

What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a University of California, Riverside, study performed on fruit flies. The study, published in the Journal of ...