A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute found that the brain’s taste cortex responds not only to flavors on the tongue but also to aromas that reach the nose while eating, known as retronasal ...

Studies show that smell loss with age may reflect more serious underlying problems, and is even linked to how long we're ...

Overall, the cohort showed a 59 percent increase of tau (pTau-181) in their plasma post COVID-19 infection while or after experiencing neurocognitive symptoms, compared to their plasma tau levels ...

The human sense of smell connects directly to brain regions responsible for memory and cognitive function, making it a surprisingly accurate window into neurological health. As people age, changes in ...

Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a sensitive bunch. Taste buds are clusters of tiny sensory cells. They detect ...

Searching for new ways to help my senior patients improve and maintain cognitive functions, I came across an interesting research study from the University of California Irvine (Woo, C. et al. 2023) ...