AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2026) – Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 ...

Some individuals have experienced a loss of taste long after a COVID-19 infection has subsided. Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University and the University ...

In a small study, patients reporting long-term taste changes showed molecular disruptions and structural irregularities in their taste buds. COVID-19–related taste loss may persist long after ...

Even after the virus disappears, some people continue to experience altered taste. New research suggests that subtle molecular changes in taste receptor cells, not visible damage, may explain why ...

After a COVID-19 infection, some people take months, or even longer, to recover their sense of taste. To understand this persistent phenomenon, a recent study directly examined the taste buds of ...