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Subtopics:      Smell and Taste > Anosmia  
 
Related Topics:      Alternative/Aromatherapy          Beauty/Perfumes and Scents
Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine/Surgery/Otorhinolaryngology
 
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      new window Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) Description: Association established to advance the understanding of chemosensory mechanisms by bringing to one forum the variety of different scientific disciplines currently being used to approach the chemical senses (achems.org)
new window Chemosensory Perception Lab at UCSD- chemical senses research Description: The Chemosensory Perception Lab in the Department of Surgery at University of California, San Diego performs research on how people perceive chemicals and how chemicals exert short-term effects on people. (orpheus.ucsd.edu)
new window Duke University - Taste and Smell Lab Description: Located in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina USA. Research spans the range from clinical to molecular investigations of the senses of taste and smell. (duke.edu)
new window Human olfactory receptor repertoire Description: Olfactory receptor sequences that represent essentially the complete repertoire of functional human odorant receptors. (genomebiology.com)
new window Monell Chemical Senses Center Description: A scientific institute for multidisciplinary research on taste, smell and chemosensory irritation. (monell.org)
new window Nasal Dysfunction Clinic Description: Located at the University of California, San Diego. (www-surgery.ucsd.edu)
new window NIDCD Health Information on Smell and Taste Disorders Description: A basic introduction to smell and taste disorders. (nidcd.nih.gov)
new window Olfaction Description: Current understanding of the physiological basis for olfaction (sense of smell) and the possible molecular interactions that specify odorant signaling. (leffingwell.com)
new window Olfaction: From Genome Mining to Molecular Recognition Statistics Description: Lecture on olfaction by Doron Lancet at UCSB (online.itp.ucsb.edu)
new window Olfactory Receptors Description: The Human Olfactory Receptor Data Exploratorium; information on the OR proteins, their structure, function and evolution. A set of analysis tools is provided. (bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il)
new window Representations of Olfactory Information in the Brain Description: Research article on olfaction (sense of smell). (hhmi.org)
new window Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center (RMTSC). Description: The Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine. (uchsc.edu)
new window Scientific American: Making Sense of Taste Description: Analysis of how cells on the tongue register the sensations of sweet, salty, sour and bitter, and how the brain interprets these signals as various tastes. (sciam.com)
new window SenseLab Description: Database devoted to olfactory receptors. (senselab.med.yale.edu)
new window Smell and Taste Disorders Description: Provides an overview about how smell and taste work, the main causes of disorders of these senses, and the diagnoses and treatments of them. (entnet.org)
new window Smell and Taste Disorders Description: A discussion as to how smell and taste works, the four basic tastes, what causes the disorders, diagnosing and a discussion on whether they can be treated. (entnet.org)
new window Smell and Taste Disorders Description: The Merck Manual takes an extensive look at discussion on diagnosis and treatment. (merck.com)
new window Smell Research by Tim Jacob Description: A Professor at Cardiff University, Wales, this site lists information on his research and teaching interests. It includes information on brain activity related to smell, which may be of interest to anosmics. (cf.ac.uk)
new window Taste & Smell Disorders Clinic, Texas Description: Assessment and treatment of taste and smell disorders. (blkbox.com)
new window Taste and Smell Loss: Risk for Disease? Description: A reduced, distorted, or lost sense of taste or smell represent serious risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other illnesses that require adherence to specific dietary regimens. (obssr.od.nih.gov)
new window The ChemoReception Web Description: Sensory, biological, and chemical aspects of how tastes, smells, and pheromones are received and perceived. Includes a comprehensive index of scientific abstracts. (csa.com)
new window The Sense of Scents, the Sense of Self Description: Smell and its interaction with the brain, and in particular the relationship between smell and memory. (serendip.brynmawr.edu)
new window The Sense of Taste Description: Answers questions about the sense of taste. (users.rcn.com)
new window The Smell and Taste Disorders Clinic, Syracuse Description: Health Science Center of the State University of New York in Syracuse. Explanation of smell and taste disorders with treatment options. (upstate.edu)
new window The Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Ltd. Description: Focused on working to better the understanding of and proactively utilize the body's senses. (Chicago, IL) (smellandtaste.org)
new window The Taste and Smell Clinic Description: Located in Washington, D.C. Information about the clinic, diagnosis, treatment, FAQs, research and contact details. (tasteandsmell.com)
new window UConn Taste and Smell Center Description: Our Taste and Smell Clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach to determine the etiology of a patient's taste and smell disorder. University of Connecticut Health Center. (uchc.edu)
 




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