If you've ever lost your taste or smell, whether due to COVID or not, some Philadelphia researchers want to hear from you. Monell Chemical Senses Center is conducting the first-ever full-scale survey to find out what patients experience. — Click here to read the full article....
Six years ago, researchers estimated that 43 million U.S. adults suffered some degree of impairment in their sense of taste or smell. Then came COVID-19, adding untold millions to the total. Scientists have a good understanding of the biology behind many such cases — though the...
Few leafy greens garner as many polarized opinions from adults as does cilantro (known outside the U.S. as coriander). The herb, which has been seasoning foods since around year 2 B.C.E., flavors cuisines worldwide, from fajitas to curries. It’s ubiquitous in herb gardens and garnish...
If you’re washing down your fry order with a Sprite, sweet-salty interactions are bound to happen. “A bit of salt may enhance your perception of sweetness,” says Monell's Paul Wise, PhD...
"Smells aren’t better at retrieving memories than other stimuli, like things we see or hear, but the memories that smells elicit tend to be more vivid and emotional," says Monell's Pamela Dalton, PhD...
In this episode, Frauke sits down with experimental psychologist, Assistant Director, and Assistant Member of the Monell Chemical Senses Center Valentina Parma, Ph.D. to discuss where we are today in terms of testing and diagnosing the health of a person's sense of smell. Valentina shares how...
There were four qualifications: It had to weigh 4 ounces, not melt in high temperatures, provide a lot of calories and taste “a little better than a boiled potato.” That’s what Capt. Paul Logan told the Hershey company before the production of Field Ration D...
Unlike spring, summer and fall, which have strongly defined aromas (flowers in bloom, beaches, decaying leaves), the current season is marked by the scent of nothing. Nothing’s growing. Nothing’s dying. It’s a kind of olfactory pause. But snow has a scent, and researchers say that scent...
Researchers worked out which receptors in your nose detect particular scent molecules, and found evidence of evolutionary change in some of these genes....
Scientists are piecing together why some people lose their sense of smell after contracting Covid-19. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Genetics identified a genetic risk factor associated with the loss of smell after a Covid infection, a discovery that brings experts closer to...