For millions of people, losing their sense of smell quietly reshapes daily life. Meals lose nuance, familiar places feel ...

Artificial intelligence has taken significant strides in mimicking human senses, from vision and hearing to touch. Now, it’s turning its attention to one of the most elusive and complex senses — smell ...

Scientists at Tufts have created a powerful 3D model of nasal tissue that reveals surprising new insights into how our sense of smell regenerates and why it sometimes fades. Contrary to past ...

Studies show that smell loss with age may reflect more serious underlying problems, and is even linked to how long we're ...

Our sense of smell is more important than we often realize. It helps us enjoy food, detect danger like smoke or gas leaks, and even affects memory and emotion. Many people - especially after COVID-19, ...

When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of the bedroom that he shared with his two older brothers, ...

In the middle of dinner, the faint whiff of something burning in the kitchen might go unnoticed by most people, but others may catch the smell instantly. Their noses are a little sharper, tuned to ...

One of the defining symptoms of COVID-19 for many is the loss of taste and smell, which is called anosmia. And there is, as of now, no proven and prescribed remedy for getting those crucial senses ...

In the olden days, a “nose job” referred to a cosmetic surgical procedure to improve the shape of someone’s nose. By the mid-21st century, it signified the “super smell” procedure whereby a person’s ...

Learn more about the power of smell and its impact on memory and cognitive functioning. The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character. - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin The act ...