Clever dogs are the first in the UK to be trained to sniff out bowel cancer. The Medical Detection Dogs Charity began a ground-breaking study in 2024 to teach seven pooches how to detect tumours ...

Like all beagles, Iceman has an incredible sense of smell. His nose is so powerful, it's used to sniff out cancer. Using the beagles' remarkable sense of smell, health startup 'Spotitearly' has ...

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 ...

In November 2016, a team of scientists from the Medical Research Council in Gambia visited primary schools armed with hundreds of beige-colored nylon socks. Handing them out to children there aged ...

Human sniffs last between one and three seconds. During that time, chemicals enter the nose and allow us to perceive the smells around us. But whether humans can perceive odor changes shorter than the ...

I’m going to go ahead and put out a disclaimer — if you ever find yourself in the company of my dog, you’re very likely going to get a nose in the crotch. If ...

Knock wine off its pedestal. That's the goal of wine expert Richard Betts. And he has come up with a brilliant way to do it: a scratch n' sniff guide to the aromas and flavors of the wine world. With ...

Known for his path-breaking children’s films, Amol Gupte’s latest offering - Sniff - which hits theatres on Friday offers us a sweet insight into the world of kids. Sniff is the story of Sunny Gill ...

Lucy, a cross between a Labrador retriever and an Irish water spaniel, failed miserably at guide dog school. As she was curious and easily excitable, random scents distracted Lucy from her master’s ...