(Exploring Your Mind) Smells have the power to evoke fond memories. Not only can your sense of smell transport you to the past, but it also helps you make important decisions every day. Today, we’re going to talk about an essential part of your sense of smell: the olfactory bulb.
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New Baby Smell: How Newborn Babies’ Head Odor Facilitates Bonding
(Neuroscience News) A team led by Kobe University Professor Mamiko Ozaki (Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science) has become the first to identify the chemical makeup of the odors produced by newborn babies’ heads. The results shed more light on the olfactory importance of newborns’ heads in mother-baby and kin recognition. They also developed a non-invasive and stress-free method of sampling these odors directly from heads of the babies.
New Research Confirms That the Scent of Your Significant Other Really Does Reduce Stress, Especially in Women
(Zoey Sky) According to a recent study, simply smelling your significant other’s shirt can help reduce your stress levels.
Fascinating Study Finds That Men Who Eat 4 Cloves of Garlic per Day Smell More Attractive to Women
(Michelle Simmons) While eating garlic can make your breath smell bad, it apparently can make you more appealing — if you’re a man, that is. A 2015 study published in Appetite Journal concluded that garlic may make men smell more attractive to women by altering their body odor.
Scientists Shocked as Woman with Super Sensitive Nose Demonstrates Ability to Literally Sniff out Cancer in Other Humans
(Earl Garcia) Perfume magnate Jo Malone has a sense of smell so acute she can detect cancer like trained sniffing dogs, according to researchers at the Medical Detection Dogs in Milton Keynes, U.K. Malone, 53, discovered that she too can detect illnesses by detecting subtle changes in the body’s scent. The scent industry giant underwent a test at the charity center last year to determine the accuracy of her olfactory sense. The center, which specializes in training dogs to sniff out illnesses, asked Malone to smell five pots and identify one that contains tiny doses of amyl acetate diluted in mineral oil.
Keep an “Eye” On Your Health with a Sniff Test: Armpit Odor Is an Indicator of Overall Health, According to Research
(Frances Bloomfield) There are many ways to gauge your physical health, from checking your blood pressure to measuring your waistline. One other way is to perform a sniff test of your armpits. According to DailyMail.co.uk, our armpits play host to a score of microbes that protect our bodies from harmful pathogens. However, slathering on deodorant or antiperspirant can greatly affect the balance of those microbes.