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Researchers discover new method to create tailored odors and fragrances wi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI): One of the most basic senses of animal species is the sense of smell. It is essential for finding food, recognising attractiveness, and detecting danger. Humans detect odorants using olfactory receptors found in olfactory nerve cells. These odorant sensory
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Study finds gene that allows to feel touch plays role in sense of smell
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Texas [US], March 5 (ANI): Researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) have determined that a gene linked to feeling touch may moonlight as an olfactory gene.
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Gene that allows humans to feel touch plays role in sense of smell: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Texas [US], February 28 (ANI): The gene that makes us get drawn to the wonderful smell of rose is also responsible for the sense of prick we feel when we accidentally touch the thorns. Researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) have determined that a gene linked to feeling touch ma
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Bees locate their queen by performing cascade of 'scenting' events: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that the bees collectively located their queen via olfactory communication, in which they release pheromones and direct the pheromones toward other bees by fanning their wings.
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Men can smell when a woman is sexually aroused: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Canterbury [England], Mar 4 (ANI): Men can smell and tell if a woman is sexually aroused, suggests a new study.
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Smelling lemons makes you feel thinner: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Did you know that lemons can not only help you get over a hangover but can also make you feel slimmer. Yes, a new study has established that olfactory and auditory stimuli might change how we perceive our body!
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Exposure to certain smells can make you feel slimmer: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 12 (ANI): Just hearing or smelling some things can make you perceive your body to be thin or fat. Yes, a new study has established that olfactory and auditory stimuli might change how we perceive our body!
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Nose and tongue have same receptors, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 24 (ANI): A recent study claims that sensors, called functional olfactory receptors, that detect odours in the nose are also present on the tongue. The new finding may help to modify food flavour, claim researchers.
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Dinosaurs loved perfumes way before you did!
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): The compounds behind the pleasant fragrance of the perfumes and colognes have been prompting olfactory sensors since the age of dinosaurs, a new research reveals.
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Brain can navigate based solely on smells
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 27 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a brain can navigate based solely on surrounding smells.
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