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Monell Center Presentations Span Sensory Science at National Meeting, April 23 to 26, 2025

Over 20 scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center will present their latest research at the 47th Association for Chemoreception Sciences annual conference, which covers the latest advances in the fields of taste, smell, and related chemical...
18-Apr-2025 2:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Monell Center Study Identifies GLP-1 Therapies as a Possible Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Monell Center investigators identified that GLP-1R agonists, a class of drugs currently used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity, as a promising therapeutic for managing the metabolic complications associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), a...
17-Apr-2025 8:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Ibuprofen Inhibits Human Sweet Taste and Glucose Detection by Taste Cells, According to Monell Center Study

A team from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and Rutgers University have published a study in the British Journal of Pharmacology that indicates anti-inflammatory medications like ibuprofen and naproxen could be another way to reduce the risk of...
25-Mar-2025 8:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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East Meets West at the Monell Center: Cross-cultural Collaboration Continues With Visit by Sensory Scientists from the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation

In the next steps of the five-year research and education alliance between the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, a team of scientists from Singapore visited the Monell Center to learn...
21-Mar-2025 6:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Bad Bitterness Made Better for Everyone: Global Taste Differences in the Flavor of Medicines

A global Monell Chemical Senses Center examined the bitterness intensity of five medicines and two bitter modifiers in 338 adults of European descent and recent US and Canadian immigrants from Asia, South Asia, and Africa. Bitterness ratings...
4-Mar-2025 7:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Behavioral Neuroscientist Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD, Joins the Monell Chemical Senses Center

Kyle Burger will be the Monell Center's newest faculty later this month. His combined methods from sensory science, physiology, psychology, and neuroeconomics are at the forefront of sensory nutrition.
4-Mar-2025 5:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

New Breakthrough Consortium for Olfactory Health offers Hope for the Many People Living with Smell Disorders

A new collaborative research group, the Breakthrough Consortium for Olfactory Health (BeCOH), brings together charities, patient groups, research institutions, and clinicians, as well as pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies, with a common...
15-Jan-2025 8:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Memory Systems in the Brain Drive Food Cravings that Could Influence Body Weight

A Monell Center team identified, for the first time, the brain’s food-specific memory system and its direct role in overeating and diet-induced obesity. They found a specific population of neurons in the mouse brain that encodes memories for sugar...
13-Jan-2025 8:30 AM EST Add to Favorites


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Dealing with Those Telltale Malodors

By educating physicians about unique properties of the olfactory system, Monell scientist Pamela Dalton, PhD, MPH, seeks to increase understanding of stigmas associated with incontinence
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The Monell Center is an independent non-profit research institute that conducts basic research on the chemical senses. A leader in scientific discovery, Monell's world-class scientists advance understanding of taste and smell to benefit human health and well-being. The Center’s outstanding interdisciplinary research programs incorporate approaches that range from molecular biology to behavioral neuroscience, from analytical chemistry to comparative sensory ecology and clinical work with human patients. Experts are available to comment on how taste and olfaction relate to any aspect of our daily lives.

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