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Quit Smoking? Here's What Happens Inside Your Body In Just 1 Week
In just one week of quitting smoking, your body starts healing your heart rate normalises, senses sharpen, breathing eases, circulation improves, and lungs begin repair.
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Mammootty Opens Up About Temporarily Losing Smell And Taste Senses: Why Does Temporary Sensory Loss Happen, And How To Recover?
Malayalam star Mammootty recently opened up about a quiet health struggle. Here are the possible reasons behind why he lost his sense of taste and smell, and how to recover effectively.
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Mammootty Reveals He Lost Sense Of Smell And Taste In Health Scare That Made Him Pause Work
Mammootty shared that his experience has made him more grateful for ordinary sensory functions
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Researchers Develop Innovative Model To Study Sense Of Smell: Study
Using three-dimensional model, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have discovered that key stem cells in the nose that regenerate small neurons, helps in treating loss of smell.
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Why Dogs Love Playing With Trash? How To Stop Them
Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. They have 300 million receptors for smell in their noses, while humans have only 6 million.
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How 2,500 Artistes Are Keeping Traditional Toymaking Alive In This Village
The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives.
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Watch: Service Dog Smells Trouble, Saves Owner From Fainting
A service dog has demonstrated remarkable intuition by detecting his owner's medical distress and responding swiftly. Bailey, a 5-year-old Aussie, sensed an impending episode of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
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Spiders Detect Smells Through Leg Hairs, Claims New Study
Researchers have discovered that male spiders use specialised hairs on their legs, called wall-pore sensilla, to detect airborne scents, particularly pheromones released by females. These sensilla, mapped on the upper parts of the legs, allow males to locate mates through chemical signals with remarkable sensitivity. This discovery, observed in mal...
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Human Sense of Smell Detects Scent Changes Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
A recent study led by Dr Wen Zhou from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that humans can detect changes in smells much faster than previously believed. Participants demonstrated the ability to discern the order of scents with impressive accuracy, even at intervals as short as 40 milliseconds. This finding suggests that our olfactory system is...
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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Quit Smoking? Here's What Happens Inside Your Body In Just 1 Week
In just one week of quitting smoking, your body starts healing your heart rate normalises, senses sharpen, breathing eases, circulation improves, and lungs begin repair.
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Mammootty Opens Up About Temporarily Losing Smell And Taste Senses: Why Does Temporary Sensory Loss Happen, And How To Recover?
Malayalam star Mammootty recently opened up about a quiet health struggle. Here are the possible reasons behind why he lost his sense of taste and smell, and how to recover effectively.
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Mammootty Reveals He Lost Sense Of Smell And Taste In Health Scare That Made Him Pause Work
Mammootty shared that his experience has made him more grateful for ordinary sensory functions
-
Researchers Develop Innovative Model To Study Sense Of Smell: Study
Using three-dimensional model, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) have discovered that key stem cells in the nose that regenerate small neurons, helps in treating loss of smell.
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Why Dogs Love Playing With Trash? How To Stop Them
Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. They have 300 million receptors for smell in their noses, while humans have only 6 million.
-
How 2,500 Artistes Are Keeping Traditional Toymaking Alive In This Village
The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives.
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Watch: Service Dog Smells Trouble, Saves Owner From Fainting
A service dog has demonstrated remarkable intuition by detecting his owner's medical distress and responding swiftly. Bailey, a 5-year-old Aussie, sensed an impending episode of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
-
Spiders Detect Smells Through Leg Hairs, Claims New Study
Researchers have discovered that male spiders use specialised hairs on their legs, called wall-pore sensilla, to detect airborne scents, particularly pheromones released by females. These sensilla, mapped on the upper parts of the legs, allow males to locate mates through chemical signals with remarkable sensitivity. This discovery, observed in mal...
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Human Sense of Smell Detects Scent Changes Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
A recent study led by Dr Wen Zhou from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that humans can detect changes in smells much faster than previously believed. Participants demonstrated the ability to discern the order of scents with impressive accuracy, even at intervals as short as 40 milliseconds. This finding suggests that our olfactory system is...
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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
