Immunology
Macrophages in the artery wall 'smell' their surroundings
An artery is not like a nose. Or is it?
Jan 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
How our sense of taste changes as we age
Taste is a complex phenomenon. We do not experience the sensation through a single sense (as we would when we see something using our sense of sight, for example) but rather it is made up of the five senses working together ...
Apr 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
From genes to receptors to perception: olfaction unraveled
Several years ago the internet was captivated by the enigma of "the dress—specifically, was the dress black and blue, or was it white and gold? No matter what you saw, the viral debate served to highlight that humans differ ...
Apr 30, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain guardians remove dying neurons
By adolescence, your brain already contains most of the neurons that you'll have for the rest of your life. But a few regions continue to grow new nerve cells—and require the services of cellular sentinels, specialized ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Neuroscience
Deciphering the olfactory receptor code
In animals, numerous behaviors are governed by the olfactory perception of their surrounding world. Whether originating in the nose of a mammal or the antennas of an insect, perception results from the combined activation ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Health informatics
Combining human olfactory receptors with artificial organic synapses and a neural network to sniff out cancer
A team of chemical and biological engineers at Seoul National University in the Republic of Korea has developed a proof-of-concept device that could one day lead to the creation of an artificial nose.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19—smell, taste and recovery of flavor
2020 was a doozy of a year, to say the least! As 2021 continues to transition us out of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to global public health efforts, we are often left with questions about the lingering health effects of ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Genetics
Gene switch for odorant receptors
The olfactory sensory neurons in the nasal mucosa perceive the myriad smells in the air with the aid of odorant receptors. Each sensory neuron chooses one and only one receptor gene for expression. The probability that a ...
Nov 11, 2011
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Neuroscience
Fine-tuned sense of smell relies on timing
If you can tell the difference between a merlot and a cabernet franc just by smell, it's probably all in the timing.
Sep 17, 2018
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Neuroscience
Fish courtship pheromone uses the brain's smell pathway
Research at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan has revealed that a molecule involved in fish reproduction activates the brain via the nose. The pheromone is released by female zebrafish and sensed by smell receptors ...
May 30, 2016
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