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.

Scientists demonstrate that just the right amount of inflammation after an injury to a mouse’s olfactory epithelium is key for regenerating cells important for smell.

A study traces proteins’ evolution from the immune to the olfactory system.

Sensory neurons in the tip of the zebrafish nose respond to molecular signals released from food sources.

Animals lacking a sense of smell stayed thinner than their smelling counterparts, despite eating the same amount.

Adult olfactory stem cells can be used to grow a smattering of cells important for smell, including scent-sniffing neurons and structurally supportive sustentacular cells. 

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2017 issue of The Scientist.