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Joseph Shavit
Dec 29, 2022
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.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 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.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 30, 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 10, 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.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 11, 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
Jul 10, 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
Joseph Shavit
Apr 5, 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
Feb 7, 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
Jan 4, 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.
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