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Earwax can reveal sexual orientation
Researchers from the Monell Center (USA) found that the smell of earwax can reveal identity information, even our sexual orientation and health.
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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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Fruit flies detect cancer cells
The researchers used the ability to sense the smell of fruit flies to distinguish (find out) the types of cancer cells compared to normal cells.
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Strange uses of coffee
Reducing headaches, making cars or refrigerators with a pleasant fragrance or exfoliating skin, making shiny hair ... are less known effects of coffee.
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Find a way to help your brain overcome fear in your sleep
How to help the brain get rid of fear, haunted by the painful memories studied by scientists at Northwestern University.
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Detecting 'invisibility cloak' against mosquitoes
A natural compound found on human skin is expected to effectively replace current anti-mosquito chemicals.
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Gene decides what smell you like
Scientists have discovered the gene platform allows explaining why humans smell in a particular way after assessing the DNA of hundreds of individuals, according to a Na…
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The mystery in the body of pregnant women
No chapter in human life attracts more curiosity and interest than a woman's pregnancy. Someone must have told you that, just by looking at the shape of the belly of the…
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He may die if exposed to nuts
Boy Lucas Tomlinson (6 years old) has a strange allergy that could put him in danger if he comes into contact with foods that contain nuts or nuts.
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Coming up with perfume
Cells that hold the task of preventing the entry of strange objects into the human body seem to affect that person's characteristic smell.
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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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Why does coffee make the breath smell terrible?
The more foods and drinks that contain sulfur compounds, the more likely it is that the breath will smell bad, but coffee is a typical case. Caffeine in coffee can cause…
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The boy kept eating and died
For Joshua, who lives in New York, eating pizza, hot dogs or sandwiches ... is not a hobby, but a matter of life and death.
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Measure health through body odor
According to Loughborough University's latest research, body odor is also one of the criteria that reflects one's health status.