Olfactory training, platelet-rich plasma, electrical stimulation, and more: Here’s where the research stands on smell ...

Scientists have uncovered an intriguing link between infection and brain health, finding that a common bacterium in the eye appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. It's the ...

Micro- and nanoplastics are increasingly detected in human tissues, including the brain, and experimental evidence suggests ...

MIAMI, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) today released its annual Future of Wellness report, the longest-running, most detailed (150-page) forecast of the big ideas that ...

Breathwork is one of the most direct ways to influence the vagus nerve. “When we slow and lengthen the breath—particularly ...

Obstructive sleep apnea disrupts brain function in several ways, including low oxygen levels, interrupted sleep, and vascular risk. Several regions throughout the brain may shrink, and the ...

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

New research suggests the astringent sensation caused by flavanols could act as a direct signal to the brain, triggering ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the ...

Last January, Stephanie Meehan, a 49-year-old children’s nurse from Wigan, noticed to her dismay that her sense of smell seemed to have disappeared virtually overnight. Initially, the most noticeable ...

Recent studies found that some members of the olfactory receptor (OR) family can be activated by peptides and hormone proteins to mediate specific physiological processes, in addition to their roles ...