News tagged with body odor
A woman's nose knows body odor
Apr 07, 2009 |
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It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is more difficult to mask underarm odor when women are doing the smelling.
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Odor ID not disguised by diet
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Oct 31, 2008 |
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Reporting in the October 31 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE, scientists from the Monell Center present behavioral and chemical findings to reveal that an individual's underlying odor signature remains detectable even i ...
Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odor -- the chemical counterpart to fingerprints -- and scientists are tracking down those odiferous arches, loops, and whorls in the "human odorprint" for purposes ...
New research shows sharks use their noses and bodies to locate smells
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May 29, 2007 |
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Sharks are known to have a keen sense of smell, which in many species is critical for finding food. However, according to new research from Boston University marine biologists, sharks can not use just their ...
Gene determines whether male body odor smells pleasant
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Sep 16, 2007 |
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To many, urine smells like urine and vanilla smells like vanilla. But androstenone, a derivative of testosterone that is a potent ingredient in male body odor, can smell like either - depending on your genes. While many people ...
Earwax tied to genes, underarm odor
Jan 30, 2006 |
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Japanese researchers say the type of wax in a person's ear is determined by genetics.
Tracing the formation of long-term memory
Dec 06, 2006 |
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The formation of long-term memory in fruit flies can be demonstrated by the influx of calcium into cells called mushroom body neurons that occurs after special training that includes periods of rest, said researchers from ...
Ovarian cancer's specific scent detected by dogs
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Ground-breaking research in the June issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies published by SAGE explored whether ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and whether working dogs could be taught to distinguish it in ...
The smell of iron
Oct 18, 2006 |
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Where does the strange but typical "metallic" smell come from when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils, railings, or coins? "The smell of iron upon contact with skin is ironically a type of human body odor," states ...
Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain
Oct 16, 2008 |
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When French memoirist Marcel Proust dipped a pastry into his tea, the distinctive scent it produced suddenly opened the flood gates of his memory.
Researchers find the smell of metal can be deceiving
Nov 08, 2006 |
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In the process of conducting research on iron plumbing infrastructure and drinking water quality, two Virginia Tech researchers in the College of Engineering uncovered that the smell of iron when you touch metal is really ...
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