Scientists know that smell depends on a vast library of receptors, each tuned to different odor molecules. But they could not ...

The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies reveal. By Emily Anthes Over the last century, scientists have mapped several ...

Despite being one of our key senses, the molecular mechanisms of smell remain poorly understood. Mason Wakely sniffs out the ...

Our olfactory system, which originated millions of years ago, evolved to detect small changes in the chemical composition of ...

Scientists have created the first detailed map of smell receptors, revealing the sense of smell is far more organized than ...

In two new studies, researchers used genetic techniques to upend a longstanding assumption that nerve cells with scent detectors were randomly arranged. They don’t know whether the same spatial organi ...

Most of us would feel pressed if someone asked us to come up with a word or phrase to describe our favorite perfume or cologne. For one reason, most of us pay little attention to smell and therefore ...

Up to 30% of people with migraines experience an aura phase, a sensation characterized by visual or sensory disturbances such as flashing lights, tingling sensations, and difficulty speaking. An aura ...

This English version is a translation of the Swedish quartaly report of Nosa Plugs AB (publ). In the event of anydiscrepancies, the Swedish version shall prevail.CEO statementThe year has started at a ...

The way that the sense of smell works is that olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are wired up to olfactory receptors (ORs) in ...

One person’s comforting scent, may be another’s grief. “Body odour can also reflect emotional states, such as stress and fear ...