Neuroscience
Smell test helps spot brain trauma in combat zones, study says
(HealthDay)—Testing soldiers' sense of smell can help diagnose those with traumatic brain injury, a new study shows.
Mar 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rats recruited to hunt for TB in Mozambique
A swarm of trained rats is on its way to Mozambique to help the country's over-stretched health system detect tuberculosis in patients, officials said Friday.
Oct 12, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breastfeeding isn't just about the baby – women's bodies matter, too
Women are increasingly opening up about their breastfeeding struggles. However, as individual as each story is, many have a core theme – it wasn't working and no one could tell them why.
Mar 12, 2019
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Genetics
Scientists identify new puberty-promoting genes
A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Christiana Ruhrberg (UCL, UK) and Professor Anna Cariboni (University of Milan, Italy) have found two molecules that work together to help set up the sense of smell and pave the ...
Nov 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
The tantalizing scent of rain or freshly baked bread: How certain smells transport us back in time
My father was a carpenter, meaning I have spent a great deal of my life surrounded by wood, saws, planes and chisels. Simply by living among sawdust and woodchips, you learn to distinguish the different smells of wood.
Sep 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research priorities for smell disorders revealed
From stem cell therapy to regenerating smell receptors, experts at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a list of research priorities for people with smell and taste disorders.
May 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
A new model for how the brain perceives unique odors
A study published in PLOS Computational Biology describes a new model for how the olfactory system discerns unique odors. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that a simplified, statistics-based model can ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID smell loss can have profound effects on your life
It took a while to be officially recognized, but smell loss eventually became known to be one of the defining features of COVID-19. It's now widely acknowledged that COVID-19 has a unique effect on smell receptors, and about ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Healthcare professionals are failing smell loss patients
People who have lost their sense of smell are being failed by healthcare professionals, new research has revealed.
Jul 1, 2021
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Health
Humans can use smell to detect levels of dietary fat
New research from the Monell Center reveals humans can use the sense of smell to detect dietary fat in food. As food smell almost always is detected before taste, the findings identify one of the first sensory qualities that ...
Jan 22, 2014
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