sense of smell

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) UW-Madison researchers have discovered that a gene called distal-less is critical to the fly's ability to receive, process and respond to smells.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with olfactory disorders attach less importance to their sense of smell in daily life than do healthy patients with fully functioning noses, researchers say.

A new study offers new evidence linking zinc-containing nasal products to loss of sense of smell, researchers say.

Sense of smell lost to viral respiratory infection may return with glucocorticoid treatment, though without much help from an herbal remedy, according to a randomized trial.

(Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-funded research, published this week in Chemical Communications, describes how scientists have discovered molecules that could confuse insects' ability to detect plants by interfering with their sense of smell.

This could reduce damage to crops by insect pests and contribute to food security.

He was like millions of other consumers who sometimes take vitamins or echinacea, hoping to build up his immunity or ward off a cold.

He figured alternative remedies were as safe as a spoonful of honey....

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs.

And that was perfectly legal - until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users' sense of smell....