Molecular defect in taste cells causes long-term taste loss after COVID

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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 infection. The study, published in Chemical Senses, provides the first direct evidence linking patients' reported taste changes to measurable biological abnormalities inside taste cells.

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