The sniff test is a method you’ve probably used hundreds of times to determine whether that carton of milk is still good enough to splash into your morning coffee, or whether you can eat that ...

The government has reported that the “sniff test” is an important part of determining whether seafood is safe to eat. Officials say that the scientists doing the sniffing are specially trained to ...

I should know better, but I admit that I do it too. I’ve just pulled some sliced chicken out of the fridge, as I set out to make up some sandwiches. I notice the chicken is within its use-by date, but ...

Assessing the severity of brain injuries in people showing little or no signs of awareness can be a tall order for physicians. A study out of the University of Cambridge has uncovered a possible new ...

An unconscious person’s response to odors after a serious brain injury may be a simple yet powerful signal of how aware they are and how likely they are to survive and recover, a new study suggests, ...

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Risk factor research is just as important as treatment development, Peterson says, since the ...

A simple "sniff test" could signal if an unconscious person is likely to regain consciousness, a new study finds. A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel revealed that the ...