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Joseph Shavit

Scientists discover the cause of smell loss from COVID-19

Findings provide insight into a vexing problem that has plagued millions who have not fully recovered their sense of smell after COVID-19.

Joseph Shavit

Scientists discover the reason loss of smell occurs in long COVID-19

Important insight into a vexing problem that has plagued millions who have not fully recovered their sense of smell after COVID-19.

Joseph Shavit

Itchy eyes and a runny nose? It could be climate change

Airborne allergenic pollen, emitted from trees, weeds and grasses, is a major trigger of AAD, affecting 5% to 30% of the population.

Joseph Shavit

New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia

Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain

Joseph Shavit

The evolution of mucus: How did we get all this slime?

In mammals, proteins called mucins evolved — again and again — by co-opting non-mucin proteins in a surprising way, study suggests

Joseph Shavit

New eco-friendly plug treats nosebleeds

A team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has used food industry waste to develop a nasal plug designed to tackle nosebleeds

Joseph Shavit

Robot nose can “smell” disease on your breath

Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases.

Joseph Shavit

Humans and other primates have evolved less sensitive noses

Everyone experiences smells in their own unique way – the same scent can be pleasant, too intense or even undetectable to different noses.

Joseph Shavit

Love hormone delivered in a nasal spray can combat obesity

Obese individuals’ brains seem to light up at the sight of donuts, pizza, and other calorie bombs, even when they’re no longer hungry.

Joshua Shavit

Engineers develop prototype of electronic nose

Researchers develop an electronic nose with the sensitivity and selectivity to mimic the performance and capabilities of a human nose.