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Researchers find neurons that learn to smell a threat
Updated : 2 months ago IST
We use our sense of smell to determine whether a new environment is safe or dangerous, whether we are aware of it or not. In fact, much of the animal kingdom relies on this ability for survival and reproduction.
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Study finds new cellular component important for sense of smell
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the neurons that our noses utilise to detect smell, scientists at Umea University in Sweden have found a previously unidentified cellular component called an organelle. The discovery may spur more studies into the COVID-19 symptom of poor smell perception.
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Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for sense of s
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers at Umea University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell. The discovery could lead to more research into impaired sense of smell, which is a common symptom of COVID-19.
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Scientists discover primary cause of smell loss in long Covid-19
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a team of scientists led by Duke Health report, the reason some people do not recover their sense of smell after Covid-19 is due to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decrease in the number of those cells.
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Sense of smell and sense of sight linked in dogs: Study
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A study conducted by Cornell University has discovered unique links between the olfactory sense and sense of vision in dogs.
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Study: Flies smell motion of odours to navigate
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The survival of all animals and insects, from wolves to bees, depends upon their ability to find the source of odors, which is a challenge when wind disperses and obscures their source. Past research has shown that animals and insects navigate their way to these targets by sensing the inten
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Study: Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals brain made for smelling
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sediment being deposited over the years. That
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Researchers discover new method to create tailored odors and fragrances wi
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks 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 reveals how mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to a recent study, the unconventional way mosquitoes analyse odours may help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Study: Mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The findings of a study suggest that the unconventional way mosquitoes process odours could help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Researchers discover dogs' sense of smell connects to vision
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): Researchers from Cornell University have revealed the first evidence that dogs' sense of smell is connected with their vision and other distinctive regions of the brain. It reveals fresh information about how dogs perceive and move across space.
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Paper wasps create an abstract concept of 'same' and 'different'
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.
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