Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par ...

For the new study, Heilbronner and his colleagues investigated 94 strains from 11 bacteria genera that occur in the human nose. Their focus was on a very specific characteristic of the microbes.

Scientists have, for the first time, tracked nasal insulin traveling into the brain—revealing why it may work differently in ...

GRASSKAMP: We were able to get on the level with the human nose, accurately saying what the sample smells like. CHANG: They describe how this works in the journal Communications Chemistry.

Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in ...

When we’re sick, the human nose thickens mucus to trap viruses. Nose blowing pushes out the thick mucus, giving us a respite, said Dr. Peter Filip.

A dog’s nose contains over 220 million olfactory receptor sites. And although it's unknown precisely how many are in a whitetail's nose, the current best guess of several hundred million puts these ...

thanks to an invention that models itself after the human nose. The 'bioinspired super-adhesive filter' has been tested by Korean researchers, and it's essentially an oil-coated mesh that more ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

An investigation into the origin of Rudolph the Reindeer's red nose has ended the generations-old debate by uncovering an elusive but long-hypothesized scientific explanation: A snootful of red cells.

(CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on ...