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139 medical conditions have 1 warning sign and it's related to your nose
A new study found out that loss in your sense of smell could be an early warning sign for at least 139 medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Published on Oct 31, 2024 03:47 PM IST
Luring the lame one: Playing howling of female wolf may not work, says expert
Wildlife expert doubts success of luring a lone wolf with howls, noting its keen sense of smell. Panic rises as new wolf pack spotted nearby.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 09:40 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Bahraich
New technique may help restore sense of smell in patients with long Covid: Study
According to recent studies, up to 60% of COVID-19 patients have parosmia - a recognized condition that COVID-19 causes that impairs the ability to smell.
Published on Nov 26, 2023 06:01 PM IST
ANI | , Illinois
How sense of smell can affect our perception of colours: Study
The study shows how the brain processes the flood of information with the help of five senses, often connecting smell with colours.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 08:12 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Boston
Food's smell can trigger time travel. Here's how
Here's how you can help re-construct memories using the flavour and scent of different foods in very compact shapes as the strongest cues to help us remember
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 04:14 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Washington [us]
People having similar body odour may form friendships or socially bond better
A new study suggests that by subconsciously sniffing themselves and others, people may be making subliminal comparisons between strangers and may then gravitate towards those whose smell is similar to their own, for social interactions and form better friendships
Updated on Jun 29, 2022 07:48 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Washington [us]
Like a Herd Dying: An exclusive pandemic-era tale by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
As 2020 draws to a close, we asked the celebrated poet and essayist to tell us about the worlds he created and inhabited in this shut-in year. His response, in verse and prose.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Can dogs detect Covid-19? Canines in training to sniff out virus
Medical Detection Dogs, set up in 2008 to harness dogs’ sharp sense of smell to detect human diseases, started working on the project late last month.
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 06:09 PM IST
Milton, Keynes | Press Trust of India
World Health Day 2020: Ayurvedic tips to keep calm during lockdown
With an impending sense of negativity, economy on a downward trajectory and new challenges that these difficult times must have thrown at you it is easy to get bogged down. The key is to keep your mind calm and stay positive. This World Health Day, we look at some Ayurvedic tips that are helpful in keeping yourself calm.
Updated on Apr 07, 2020 04:09 PM IST
Dr. Partap Chauhan
Lemon scent helps you feel thinner, lighter
The research project builds upon recent research in cognitive neuroscience and human-computer interaction (HCI), which revealed technology can change people’s body image perception (BIP) by stimulating a range of senses.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 02:16 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, London
Head injury may cause loss of smell, anxiety
The study, published in the journal Brain Injury, found that even minor accidents like falling off a bike with a helmet on, taking a tumble on the ski slopes, slipping on ice and hitting one’s head can provoke the same kind of problems as in major head injuries.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 02:41 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Toronto
Dogs may accurately sniff out cancer in blood
Dogs have smell receptors 10,000 times more accurate than humans, making them highly sensitive to odours we can’t perceive, said researchers who presented the study at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology annual meeting in Florida, US.
Updated on Apr 10, 2019 10:16 AM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New York
Sniffing your partner’s sweaty clothes can reduce stress
The findings showed that women feel calmer after being exposed to their male partner’s scent, lowering levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Updated on Jan 07, 2019 11:05 AM IST
Asian News International | Asian News International, London
Cancer treatment, now body odour can help detect the disease
The study shows that olfactory receptors - proteins that bind to odours that aid the sense of smell - perform a wide range of mostly unknown functions outside the nose.
Published on Jul 12, 2018 06:49 PM IST
Press Trust of India | HT Correspondent