odor

People with more carboxylic acids in their body odor are more attractive to mosquitoes, a study finds.

Flavivirus infections alter the skin microbiome of mice to increase the production of a sweet-smelling compound that attracts the viruses’ insect vectors, a study finds.

A brain area of Aedes aegypti responds specifically to components of human sebum, a study finds.

Two studies this month point to pooches’ quick detection of SARS-CoV-2 on material that touched the skin of infected participants, although the pups’ accuracy does not match that of RT-PCR.

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers used dogs’ diagnoses of prostate cancer to inform a machine learning algorithm with the goal of one day detecting cancers with canine-level accuracy.

Honeybees can remember reward-associated odors three days after a single learning experience.

Over nearly 50 years, the Monell Chemical Senses Center chemist investigated a range of topics, from the smell of cancer to body odor’s effects on human physiology and behavior.

The compound engages with a receptor in hair follicle cells and prevents skin cells from dying.

The parasite changes people’s scent, primarily due to an increase in aldehydes.

Responses to compounds in human sweat may help explain why people with autism spectrum disorder tend to struggle with social cues.

Odor, taste, and light receptors are present in many different parts of the body, and they have surprisingly diverse functions.

A reanalysis calls into question a year-old claim that humans can decipher at least 1 trillion different scents.

Mice infected with a malaria-causing parasite emit odors that are more attractive to malaria-transmitting mosquitoes than uninfected animals, a study shows.

The brain’s ability to properly store olfactory information can be disrupted by introducing new sensory stimulation during deep sleep, a mouse study finds.

Researchers identify a unique chemical signature associated with human melanoma cells that could lead to new ways to screen for the disease.
 

Mosquitos infected by the malaria parasite are more likely to land on and probe a substrate laced with human body odor than their uninfected counterparts.

Humans can tell the difference between the body smells of the young and the old, and find that youth is smellier.