Facts, not opinions, link feedback loops to odor and pheromone signaling
November 3, 2015 Your sense of smell can make or break a relationship No it can’t! What Do We Actually Know About Pheromones? July […]
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In humans, smell is also the dominant sense
Perfume could be the riskiest gift you’ll ever buy February 13 2015 by 1) S Craig Roberts: Senior Lecturer in Psychology at University of Stirling 2) […]
2014 and 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine
2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine is Awarded for Discovery of Brain’s ‘Inner GPS’ Excerpt: “… gray lines show the path followed by a rat as […]
Mammalian pheromones and luteinizing hormone (LH)
Processing by the main olfactory system of chemosignals that facilitate mammalian reproduction Excerpt: “…documents the essential role of the main olfactory system in the pheromonal facilitation […]
Psychobiotics: it’s milk; not a drug.
Psychobiotics: How gut bacteria mess with your mind 29 January 2014 by John Cryan and Timothy Dinan [subscription required to read full article] Excerpt: The bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus, which […]
Odors epigenetically effect differences in genetic predispositions
No two people smell the same Excerpt: “A difference at the smallest level of DNA—one amino acid on one gene—can determine whether you find a given […]
Amino acid substitutions and de novo creation (revisited)
Extensive variability in olfactory receptors influences human odor perception December 8th, 2013 Excerpt: “…the underlying amino acid sequence can vary slightly for each of the […]
The smell of cancer
What Does Cancer Smell Like? By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD Published: November 19, 2013 Excerpt: Diseases can subtly alter people’s fragrance. In the normal course of metabolism, […]
Alzheimer’s therapy: scents vs nonsense
Scent and the City By LANCE HOSEY Published: October 25, 2013 in the New York Times Excerpt: In 2009, medical researchers at Tottori University in […]
THE Singularity: the only one with real life consequences
What’s That Smell? Exotic Scents Made From Re-engineered Yeast By ANDREW POLLACK Published: October 20, 2013 Excerpt: “The products, which taste or smell nearly the […]