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      For sites about the senses of smell (olfaction) and taste. Also acceptable in this category are sites of medical professionals that specialize in treating these senses. Sites specifically about anosmia (the loss or impairment of the sense of smell) should be submitted to the Anosmia subcategory.

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      Olfaction

      Current understanding of the physiological basis for olfaction (sense of smell) and the possible molecular interactions that specify odorant signaling.
      http://www.leffingwell.com/olfaction.htm

      Taste & Smell Disorders Clinic, Texas

      Assessment and treatment of taste and smell disorders.
      http://www.blkbox.com/~rdevere/tsdc/

      Monell Chemical Senses Center

      A scientific institute for multidisciplinary research on taste, smell and chemosensory irritation.
      http://www.monell.org/

      Olfactory Receptors

      The Human Olfactory Receptor Data Exploratorium; information on the OR proteins, their structure, function and evolution. A set of analysis tools is provided.
      http://bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/HORDE/

      Chemosensory Perception Lab at UCSD- chemical senses research

      The Chemosensory Perception Lab in the Department of Surgery at University of California, San Diego performs research on how people perceive chemicals and how chemicals exert short-term effects on people.
      http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/chemosensorylab//

      Nasal Dysfunction Clinic

      Located at the University of California, San Diego.
      http://www-surgery.ucsd.edu/ent/DAVIDSON/NDC/booklet.htm

      The Taste and Smell Clinic

      Located in Washington, D.C. Information about the clinic, diagnosis, treatment, FAQs, research and contact details.
      http://www.tasteandsmell.com

      Smell Research by Tim Jacob

      A Professor at Cardiff University, Wales, this site lists information on his research and teaching interests. It includes information on brain activity related to smell, which may be of interest to anosmics.
      http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/momed/jacob/smellmnu.html

      The Sense of Scents, the Sense of Self

      Smell and its interaction with the brain, and in particular the relationship between smell and memory.
      http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper3/Bresnan3.html

      Representations of Olfactory Information in the Brain

      Research article on olfaction (sense of smell).
      http://www.hhmi.org/science/neurosci/axel.htm

      Smell and Taste Disorders

      A discussion as to how smell and taste works, the four basic tastes, what causes the disorders, diagnosing and a discussion on whether they can be treated.
      http://www.entnet.org/smelltaste.html
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      Smell and Taste Disorders

      The Merck Manual takes an extensive look at discussion on diagnosis and treatment.
      http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec6/72.htm

      Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)

      Association established to advance the understanding of chemosensory mechanisms by bringing to one forum the variety of different scientific disciplines currently being used to approach the chemical senses
      http://www.achems.org/

      Taste and Smell Loss: Risk for Disease?

      A reduced, distorted, or lost sense of taste or smell represent serious risk factors for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other illnesses that require adherence to specific dietary regimens.
      http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Publications/TASTE.HTM

      Olfaction: From Genome Mining to Molecular Recognition Statistics

      Lecture on olfaction by Doron Lancet at UCSB
      http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/infobio01/lancet1/

      Human olfactory receptor repertoire

      Olfactory receptor sequences that represent essentially the complete repertoire of functional human odorant receptors.
      http://www.genomebiology.com/2001/2/6/research/0018/

      The Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Ltd.

      Focused on working to better the understanding of and proactively utilize the body's senses. (Chicago, IL)
      http://www.smellandtaste.org

      The Sense of Taste

      Answers questions about the sense of taste.
      http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Taste.html

      The Smell and Taste Disorders Clinic, Syracuse

      Health Science Center of the State University of New York in Syracuse. Explanation of smell and taste disorders with treatment options.
      http://www.upstate.edu/ent/smelltaste.shtml

      SenseLab

      Database devoted to olfactory receptors.
      http://senselab.med.yale.edu/senselab/

      Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center (RMTSC).

      The Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
      http://www.uchsc.edu/rmtsc/

      Smell and Taste Disorders

      Provides an overview about how smell and taste work, the main causes of disorders of these senses, and the diagnoses and treatments of them.
      http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/topics/smell_taste.cfm

      The ChemoReception Web

      Sensory, biological, and chemical aspects of how tastes, smells, and pheromones are received and perceived. Includes a comprehensive index of scientific abstracts.
      http://www.csa.com/crw/home.html

      NIDCD Health Information on Smell and Taste Disorders

      A basic introduction to smell and taste disorders.
      http://www.nidcd.nih.gov

      UConn Taste and Smell Center

      Our Taste and Smell Clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach to determine the etiology of a patient's taste and smell disorder. University of Connecticut Health Center.
      http://www.uchc.edu/uconntasteandsmell/

      Duke University - Taste and Smell Lab

      Located in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina USA. Research spans the range from clinical to molecular investigations of the senses of taste and smell.
      http://www.duke.edu/web/tasteandsmell/index.htm

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