By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Even after the virus disappears, some people continue to experience altered taste. New research ...

A new study provides the first direct biological evidence explaining why some people continue to experience taste loss long after recovering from COVID-19.

Researchers identify a reduction in the PLCβ2 protein as the cause for long-term sweet, bitter, and umami taste loss in post-COVID patients.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many patients who went through a bout of COVID-19 did complain of deadened senses of taste and smell, the new study finds ...

Researchers found reduced PLCβ2 and structural damage in taste buds of long-term post-COVID patients. Sweet, bitter, and umami signaling were impaired, while salty and sour pathways stayed intact, ...

Research links persistent loss of sweet, bitter and umami taste to reduced levels of key taste-cell proteinScientists have identified molecular and ...

Good news for people struggling with sensory problems after a bout of COVID-19. Although mild cases of the disease often impair the ability to taste and smell, and the problem can drag on for months, ...

About The Study: There was a favorable evolution in smell and taste function throughout the observation period of this study, with taste dysfunction showing lower frequency and faster recovery ...

For many people, a case of COVID-19 lasts a week or two. For millions of adults, though, symptoms stick around for weeks, months, even years. Long COVID is associated with more than 200 symptoms that ...

There's good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID-19: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection. Italian ...