Month: April 2020

Making sense of scents: 3D videos reveal how the nose detects odor combinations

Every moment of the day we are surrounded by smells. Odors can bring back memories, or quickly warn us that food has gone bad. But how does our brain identify so many different odors? And how easily can we untangle the ingredients of a mixture of odors? Scientists have taken an important step toward answering […]

Published on April 9, 2020

Time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution, say experts

It’s time to encourage people to wear face masks as a precautionary measure on the grounds that we have little to lose and potentially something to gain, say experts in The BMJ today. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of […]

Published on April 9, 2020

Sweet as: The science of how diet can change the way sugar tastes

Researchers have discovered the basic science of how sweet taste perception is fine-tuned in response to different diets. While it has long been known that food can taste different based on previous experience, until now we didn’t know the molecular pathways that controlled this effect. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on April 9, 2020