A migraine patient’s brain ‘overreacts’ to things others easily tolerate. When a bunch of triggers hit at once, the pain threshold drops fast. Thus, Holi becomes a ‘perfect storm’ ...

Researchers at Griffith University have discovered a tentative but plausible link between nose picking and an increased risk ...

Researchers have been exploring different ways to improve memory, from mental training exercises to nutritional changes. A new study by University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers found a ...

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Washington University research demonstrates nasal drops can deliver therapeutics directly to the central nervous system via nasal nerves, offering a potential breakthrough for treating glioblastoma.

It might seem counterintuitive, but being immersed in strong food aromas doesn’t mean you will wind up craving the cuisine emitting them. In fact, a person’s olfactory perception may ultimately serve ...

Our noses do a quiet job. Every day they flag danger, color our meals, and tie memories to places. A research team in Seoul now reports a straightforward method to temporarily dial up the sense of ...

Summary: A fading sense of smell may be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, and new research reveals why. Scientists found that microglia, immune cells in the brain, mistakenly ...

Summary: New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell. When detecting rotting fruit, one downstream pathway drives the flies ...