This article originally appeared in Yale Engineering Magazine. There are a few ways we perceive food, and not all are particularly well-understood. We know that much of it happens in the olfactory ...

While there is limited research, there could be certain health implications, such as an increased risk for neurodegenerative diseases because of exposure to microplastics. Microplastics permeate the ...

Microplastics were found in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 human brains at autopsy. A total of 16 different synthetic polymer particles and fibers were identified in olfactory bulbs. The olfactory ...

RECENT investigations 1,2 on the electrically evoked potential in the vertebrate olfactory bulb propose a precise description of the components of the potential and some understanding of the neural ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified a specific, front-line defense that limits the ...

Until now, it has been commonly accepted that our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information from the nose to the olfactory bulb in the brain. Therefore, without olfactory ...

Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Mounting research over the last few years has ...

Thijs Dhollander does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Multifocal microvascular injury in the brain and olfactory bulbs is another possible adverse ...

Scientists have discovered that early smell loss in Alzheimer’s is caused by the brain’s immune system mistakenly destroying nerve fibers between the locus coeruleus and the olfactory bulb. The ...