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Scientists discover the reason loss of smell occurs in long COVID-19
Important insight into a vexing problem that has plagued millions who have not fully recovered their sense of smell after COVID-19.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 29, 2022


Early-stage skin sensor uses body odor to detect health conditions
Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia
Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain
Joseph Shavit
Oct 30, 2022


Stress has an odor and dogs can smell it
Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 10, 2022


Scent of a friend: Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding
Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2022


Friends at first sniff: People drawn to others who smell like them
To assess whether the eNose results accurately mirrored human perception, the team recruited human smellers and devised a set of tests
Joshua Shavit
Jul 10, 2022


People around the world like the same kinds of smells
What smells we like or dislike is primarily shared by people regardless of cultural background, according to researchers in Sweden and UK.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 5, 2022


Humans and other primates have evolved less sensitive noses
Everyone experiences smells in their own unique way – the same scent can be pleasant, too intense or even undetectable to different noses.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 7, 2022


Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others?
Researchers are doing some pretty out-there experiments in the name of science to find out why mosquitoes bite some people more than others.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2022
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