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The ability to smell poorly is at risk of premature death
If you want to know how long you live, the sensitivity of your nose can help you find the answer, a study concludes.
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People often choose you to have similar genes
According to a recent study by American scientists, people may have casually selected friends who have genetic similarities.
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Eating a lot of fat reduces the sense of smell
Scientists from the University of Florida claim that eating a high-fat meal can reduce the sense of smell.
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Human skin can 'sniff' the smell
Human skin can smell itself and other odors, according to a new study, which also identifies a pleasant and popular scent, which promotes skin healing.
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Discover the gene that motivates everyone's culinary preferences
Italian scientists at the University of Trieste and the Maternal and Child Health Research Institute have identified a genetic mechanism that promotes taste and food pre…
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Loss of appetite reduces desire
Latest scientific studies have revealed how smell can reflect and affect our health status.
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People hide 'fat detectors' in the nose
Scientists found that a diet's best friend could be right in their nose.
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Magical olfactory neurons
The dogs were paralyzed because of a spinal cord injury that was able to move again after the olfactory neuron transplants were taken from the nose.
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Going to cure congenital olfactory loss?
For the first time in a laboratory a gene therapy has successfully restored olfactory ability in mice, opening new hopes for treating congenital olfactory loss or human…
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Human smell still works when sleeping
Scientists in Israel discovered that the olfactory system of people still works even when sleeping, according to New Scientist. Anat Arzi and colleagues at the Weizmann…
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The great role of Ensheathing olfactory cells
According to scientists, when transplanting into the spinal cord is damaged, cells that perceive ensheathing can promote nerve recovery.
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Unpleasant odor endangers special olfactory cells
You probably know how to act on your own will cause you to shed tears when a burning sensation enters your eyes and nose. Although scientists do not know why certain che…
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How did we smell good?
Breathing air is simply putting the smell of vacuum into your nostrils, which increases the electrical signals from the nose to the brain to help the nose detect even th…
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The dog helps the owner detect cancer
Brenda Jones (47 years old) feels still fine, but her dog Murphy sees something wrong. Murphy behaved strangely a week before jumping up to scratch Brenda's left chest,…
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Use bees instead of dogs
Taking advantage of the bee's perceptive sense of smell, the US company InsaCal designed the VASOR detector for use in security, health, construction, food ...