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 ...

Two studies released at an international Alzheimer's meeting Tuesday suggest doctors may eventually be able to screen people for this form of dementia by testing the ability to identify familiar odors ...

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 ...