The test, conducted by researchers from the Weizmann Institute at the Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center, observed how patients who were defined as unconscious reacted to smells.

An international study headed by Israeli researchers, may put an end to the invasive procedure involved in detecting stomach cancer. It is quite possible that in the near future, a device that can "smell" cancer on a person's breath will replace gastroscopy.

Israeli Researchers discovered that the sense of smell, just like our other senses, has a distinct organizational principle. The meaning: experience of odors is linked to our physiology and not only individual preference.