Science news articles about 'body odour'

It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odour. According to new research from the Monell Centre, it is more difficult to mask underarm odour when women are doing the smelling...

... a child could also weaken their immune system. Humans choose partners through their body odour and tend to be attracted to those with a dissimilar genetic make-up to themselves, maintaining genetic ...

... been CCTV, finger printing and eye recognition. Now comes body odour profiling. In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily ...

... , and it is also known that MHC influences mating selection by preferences for particular body odours. The Brazilian team has been working in this field since 1998, and decided to investigate mate ...

If having malodourous armpits (called osmidrosis) and goopy earwax isn't bad enough, a discovery by Japanese scientists may add a more serious problem for women facing these cosmetic calamities. That ...

China draws up 100 health requirements for people wanting to go into space, banning body odours, runny noses and tooth cavities.

Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odour - the chemical counterpart to fingerprints - and scientists are tracking down those odiferous arches, loops, and whorls in the 'human ...

... their own body smell, which is partly determined by their genes. They will sniff out the males whose body odour is different giving an indication that their genetic make up is likely to be unlike ...

Researchers have demonstrated a device that can kill off superbugs such as MRSA in just seconds - and could help with body odour.