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香りの科学

香りの科学

Do Smelly Washing Machines Simply Contain More Bacteria? A Study of 16 Machines

A study of household machines found site-specific bacterial communities and modest odor associations, especially in detergent drawers.
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Does Masking an Odor Make It Pleasant? Different Responses in 33 People

Eucalyptol made ammonia less noticeable, but the mixture felt stronger overall and divided participants on pleasantness.
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Can Smelling Food Be Satisfying Enough? A Study of Motivation Measured by Grip Force

Two experiments compared five minutes of food-odor exposure with actual eating, measuring effort to obtain food and later food choices.
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Does an Odor Leave an Aftereffect in the Brain? Clues from 90 Seconds of Rest

A 20-person fMRI study found different resting connectivity patterns after pleasant and unpleasant odors, alongside distinct mood findings.
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Can the Smell of Soil and Beetroot Guide Mosquitoes to Egg-Laying Sites?

Geosmin influenced yellow fever mosquito egg-laying choices, larval attraction, and neural responses, with field tests of beetroot-peel lures.
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Can Mixing Scents Suppress Signals in the Nose? What Indole Reveals About Odorant Receptors

A study using indole found widespread inhibition of mouse odorant receptors, offering clues to how complex mixtures are encoded.
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Can Musk Become Easier to Detect Without Adding More Musk?

Specific aldehydes enhanced a musk receptor's response. Human tests found improved detection with one enhancer, but cellular enhancement was not enough in every case.
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Can Cup Shape Change the Aroma of the Same Coffee?

A Brazilian study found stronger aroma ratings in a tulip cup and stronger sweetness and acidity in a split cup. Liking also depended on experience.
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Does Reactivating a Mint-Scented Mask Make It More Comfortable?

A six-hour study found lower perceived nasal discomfort with a mint-scented mask, but no clear additional improvement when its scent was reactivated.
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An ABCC11 Variant Reduces Underarm Odor, but Does Not Eliminate It

A study linked ABCC11 variants with odor ratings, skin compounds, bacteria, and product use. Lower precursor levels did not mean no detectable odor.