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Contrary to common wisdom, scientist discovers some mammals can smell objects under water

...ecause the moles are getting whiffs of interesting odors underwater doesn't necessarily mean they smell them. So Catania devised some additional tests. One of the complicating factors was the star-nosed mole's unusual nose, which is ringed by a star-shaped set of fleshy appendages. It uses its star like...

Researchers examine why food tastes bad to chemotherapy recipients

...n the tongue and the production of metal-catalyzed odors in the mouth that create a retro-nasal effect. "I am attempting to gain a better understanding of the metallic sensation, its prevention, and application to human health," Dietrich said. Along with two of her university colleagues, Susan E. Duncan,...

Pheromone from mother's milk may rapidly promote learning in newborn mammals

...ability of pups to quickly associate environmental odors with the opportunity to nurse. The findings, whi...he ability of newborns to learn to associate other odors with the availability of milk. By presenting newborns with the pheromone in combination with an othe...

Researchers find link between food odors and lifespan in fruit flies

...University of Houston report that exposure to food odors can modulate lifespan and partially reverse the lo...of fruit flies in the presence and absence of food odors ?specifically live yeast, which is an important component of the flies' diets. Exposure to food odor...

Get a whiff of this: Smell test could sniff out serious health problems

...onal cultures (who are unfamiliar with some common odors in the U.S.). “What’s also unique about this test ...o really suppress the sniff and that’s why the bad odors work so well,?explains Frank. “To a certain extent, we put the banana smell in there to give them a ...

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