News tagged with smell receptors

Researchers identify critical link in mammalian odor detection

Researchers at the Monell Center and collaborators have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were functionally ...

Neuroscience May 06, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Gene mapping reveals architecture that controls expression of genes responsible for our sense of smell

Within the nasal cavity, millions of sensory neurons in a postage-stamp-sized patch of tissue called the olfactory epithelium control our sense of smell. Thanks to the exquisitely controlled expression of ...

Genetics May 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Aromatherapy: more than just a pleasant scent?

(HealthDay) -- Aromatherapy is beginning to enter the medical mainstream, with groups as diverse as the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs touting the use of fragrance as a ...

Health Apr 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists discover an organizing principle for our sense of smell

The fact that certain smells cause us pleasure or disgust would seem to be a matter of personal taste. But new research at the Weizmann Institute shows that odors can be rated on a scale of pleasantness, and this turns out ...

Neuroscience Sep 26, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 3 |