Mastodawn

"Now, scientists are working on techniques for systematically detecting whiffy biomarkers that could speed up diagnoses of a dazzling array of conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease and brain injuries to cancer. The key to spotting them may have been hiding right under our noses."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250815-these-scientists-say-they-can-diagnose-health-problems-by-smelling-your-body

#healthcare #biomedical #science #biochemical #research #cancer #diagnosis #smell #odor #parkinsons #liver #kidney #IDMastodon

What body odour reveals about your health

We emit a barrage of whiffy chemicals through our pores and in our breath. Some are a sign that we might be getting ill – and could be used to diagnose diseases up to years in advance.

BBC

AltAndPaperEN Aug 4

Silent Fart Yoga Studio Maintains Sacred Quiet

A new yoga class with the motto 'Release the scent, not the sound' has emerged. Participants harmonize body and mind through silent flatulence, while ventilation-duty instructors demonstrate poses wearing gas masks.

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250805-silent-fart-yoga/

#fart #yoga #studio #mindfulness #odor #breathing #silent #air purifier

WIST Quotations Jul 23

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

   Do unsavoury armpits and bad breath make you angry? What good will it do you? Given the mouth and armpits the man has got, that condition is bound to produce those odours.
   “After all, though, the fellow is endowed with reason, and he is perfectly able to understand what is offensive if he gives any thought to it.”
   Well and good: but you yourself are also endowed with reason; so apply your reasonableness to move him to a like reasonableness; expound, admonish. If he pays attention, you will have worked a cure, and there will be no need for passion; leave that to actors and streetwalkers.

   [Τῷ γράσωνι μήτι ὀργίζῃ, μήτι τῷ ὀζοστόμῳ ὀργίζῃ; τί σοι ποιήσει; τοιοῦτον στόμα ἔχει, τοιαύτας μάλας ἔχει, ἀνάγκη τοιαύτην ἀποφορὰν ἀπὸ τοιούτων γίνεσθαι.
   — ἀλλ̓ ὁ ἄνθρωπος λόγον ἔχει, φησί, καὶ δύναται συννοεῖν ἐφιστάνων τί πλημμελεῖ.
   — εὖ σοι γένοιτο: τοιγαροῦν καὶ σὺ λόγον ἔχεις, κίνησον λογικῇ διαθέσει λογικὴν διάθεσιν, δεῖξον, ὑπόμνησον: εἰ γὰρ ἐπαίει, θεραπεύσεις καὶ οὐ χρεία ὀργῆς.
   Οὔτε τραγῳδὸς οὔτε πόρνη.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 5, ch. 28 (2.5) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2289…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #marcusaureliusmeditations ##anger #badbreath #bodyodor #correction #dramaqueen #education #odor #offense #offensiveness #reason #reform #smell

A. Rivera Jun 30

In reasons to avoid the #FlyingCattleCars: Mysterious odors in airport could send you to hospital

> American Airlines passengers, crew hospitalized for ‘inhalation symptoms’ after mysterious ‘odor’ at Charlotte Douglas International Airport https://nypost.com/2025/06/29/us-news/dangerous-mystery-odor-at-charlotte-airport-sickens-7-sends-some-to-hospital/

#odor #fetidez #peste

American Airlines passengers, crew hospitalized for 'inhalation symptoms' after mysterious 'odor' at Charlotte Douglas International Airport

The smell was reported by passengers on American Airlines Flight 2055 to Los Angeles before boarding, American Airlines officials said.

New York Post

CBC Newfoundland & Labrador Jun 14

Something stinks at Corner Brook's new hospital
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says they now know the source and are working to deal with it.
#hospital #health #odor #CornerBrook #NewfoundlandandLabrador #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/corner-brook-hospital-smell-1.7560292?cmp=rss

Markus Witzler May 9

Today, the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences celebrated their 30th #anniversary.
Exactly half of that time I'm also a member of the University: first as a student (BSc, MSc), then as a PhD student and teaching staff member and now as a PostDoc.

During today's #science fair, I also presented our current #reasearch in #VOC #odor #detection for various #pathogens and #InvasiveSpecies

#h-brs #h_brs #bonn #rheinsieg #StAugustin #Rheinbach #forschung #planthealth #safetyresearch

CBC Windsor Apr 30

Mysterious smell plaguing local library expected to prompt closure
A mysterious odour has been plaguing a local library branch, leading to intermittent closures over the past year, the county’s top librarian says.
#library #odor #closure #News #Canada #Windsor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/stoney-point-library-smell-air-quality-closed-essex-1.7523173?cmp=rss

Mysterious smell plaguing local library expected to prompt closure | CBC News

A mysterious odour has been plaguing a local library branch, leading to intermittent closures over the past year, the county’s top librarian says.

CBC

CBC Health Apr 27

Whole-body deodorant is no fix for accepting that everybody stinks sometimes
While pharmaceutical companies continue to market products aimed at encouraging people to cover up their natural scents and help stop sweating, experts say that body odour and sweat are perfectly natural and people shouldn't worry so much about a little sweat and body odour.
#body #odor #health #pharmaceutical #Radio #WhiteCoat
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/everybody-stinks-sometimes-1.7519063?cmp=rss

Whole-body deodorant is no fix for accepting that everybody stinks sometimes | CBC Radio

While pharmaceutical companies continue to market products aimed at encouraging people to cover up their natural scents and help stop sweating, experts say that body odour and sweat are perfectly natural and people shouldn't worry so much about a little sweat and body odour.

CBC