Rockefeller University scientists take on controversial 'vibration theory' of smell
...al determines how it smells - much the same way as taste works. However, at present there is no way to look at a chemical and predict what it will smell like. This is different from other sensory stimuli that are defined by simple physical properties. Color, for example, is defined by the wavelength of li...AChemS: Cutting edge research in taste, smell, & chemical irritation
Sarasota, FL - Smell and taste play essential roles in our daily lives, serving a...Thousands of Americans experience loss of smell or taste each year resulting from head trauma, sinus disease, normal aging and neurological disorders, such a...First flavors form a lasting impression
...ribed as bland and cereal-like, while hydrolysates taste exceedingly unpleasant to most adults, bitter and ...lysates during infancy were more accepting of sour taste and aroma sensory qualities associated with these formulas than children fed other formulas. The c...High-fat fast-food breakfast produces rush of inflammatory factors into blood stream, UB study finds
...-- A breakfast of Egg McMuffin and hash browns may taste good, but its high-fat, high-carbohydrate content wreaks havoc in the body's blood vessels, University at Buffalo endocrinologists have found. "Eating that 900-calorie, high-fat meal temporarily floods the blood stream with inflammatory components, ...Study helps satellites measure Great Lakes' water quality
...n algae levels are too high, water takes on a foul taste and odor that isnt easily removed by traditional treatment methods. Some forms of algae, such as one called microcystis, are toxic when consumed in large quantities. Though it can be filtered out of drinking water, microcystis can kill fish and birds...UF researcher: New low-carb potato to debut in January
...ciences. "The potato doesn't look or taste like anything that's now on the market, and it's not a genetically engineered crop," Hutchinson said. "When it comes to beautiful potatoes, this one is a real winner for growers and consumers." Hutchinson, a potato expert, said five se...Stanford researchers go from heaven to Earth in 'lifeguard' test
...oard NASA's KC-135, a jet airplane that provides a taste of zero gravity by flying a roller-coaster-course trajectory. At the top of the arcs, the aircraft and its contents are weightless. "The CPODs worked beautifully," said Judy Swain, MD, professor and chair of Stanford's Department of Medicine, who was...Flies may taste bitter better, first map of insect 'tongue' reveals
...a tongue suggests that insects have discriminating taste -- perhaps trumping that of mammals in the ability...ysis, specialized cells in the fruit fly's primary taste organ, the labellum -- a structure on the fly's head that looks like a pair of lips covered in brist...A fly's taste experience is much like our own
...ntists. In the first detailed genetic study of fly taste receptors, UC Berkeley neuroscientist Kristin Scot...et and bitter tastes just like humans. While human taste receptors are limited to the tongue, the receptors in flies are mounted on bristles scattered all ov...Natural selection at work in genetic variation to taste
...ic variation seen worldwide in which people either taste or do not taste a bitter, synthetic compound called PTC has been preserved by natural selection, University of Utah ...Study: Artificial sweetener may disrupt body's ability to count calories
...ed depends on the body's ability to learn that the taste and feel of food by the mouth suggests the appropr... with the natural ability of the body to use sweet taste and viscosity to gauge caloric content of foods and beverages. When you substitute artificial sweete...Parents are top influence on soft-drink consumption among kids
...pondents said that they liked or strongly like the taste of soft drinks. Those children who reported that they "strongly liked" the taste of soft drinks were 4.5 times more likely to drink soft drinks five or more times per week. The ...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...esearch has linked a pleasurable response to sweet taste (sweet liking) with a genetic vulnerability to alc...lationship between a pleasurable response to sweet taste (sweet liking) and a genetic vulnerability to alcoholism among children of alcoholic fathers. Sweet...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...ool and minority middle-school students will get a taste of the scientific research. "By testing the BeeSpace environment with users at different levels, we hope to demonstrate the utility of concept navigation across community knowledge," Schatz said. "Similar information technology can then serve as a m...