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.
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
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/
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//
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
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
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/
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
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
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
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/
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