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The Taste Buddy: A multivitamin that works naturally to preserve your sense of taste  Illustration: Quentin Monge Taste is a powerful sensory experience. When paired with smell, it's a sensation that can motivate and elicit a strong emotional reaction—good or bad. Like other senses, taste begins to dull as we grow older; the average newborn has 9,000 taste buds, but it's possible that up to 4,000 of these sensory clusters could fade over the span of a few decades.[1] If you're the kind of person who believes taste is one of the most powerful and potent senses, wouldn't you want to preserve this sensation for as long as possible? What if there were a way to keep all of your taste buds working at a peak performance well into your adult life?  Photo: Different areas of the tongue and different tastes plotted. Introducing a holistic approach to taste preservation: the Taste Buddy, a multivitamin taken once daily that includes an arsenal of vitamins and mine...
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The Athlete of the future Photo: The key to the smart mouth guard was the use of  uricase , an enzyme that specifically reacts with uric acid. (Photo courtesy of  UC  San Diego) Athletes lead a very organized lifestyle ripe with detailed workout routines, strict diets, and other types of conditioning geared towards their sport. As athletes advance in their careers, various sensing technologies are implemented to regulate their progression. Wearable, fitness-tracking technology is a bourgeoning industry, but what if there were a way to replace the apps, wires, and other sensing technologies with something more subtle and more efficient? Consider a Fitbit watch or health app that's always connected, and instead of toggling through a screen to get your information, you can customize the data to be received on any device you please. A small, implanted monitoring device  could advise the individual of their diet, routine, and upcoming activities without the user h...