• Human scent as a first-line defense against disease 

      Gordon, Amy R.; Lundström, Johan N.; Kimball, Bruce A.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Sorjonen, Kimmo; Axelsson, John; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Individuals may have a different body odor, when they are sick compared to healthy. In the non-human animal literature, olfactory cues have been shown to predict avoidance of sick individuals. We tested whether the mere ...
    • Olfactory cues of naturally occurring systemic inflammation: A pilot study of seasonal allergy 

      Tognetti, Arnaud; Saluja, Supreet; Lybert, Nathalie; Lasselin, Julie; Tamm, Sandra; Lensmar, Catarina; Karshikoff, Bianka; Cervenka, Simon; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: In an attempt to avoid contact with infectious individuals, humans likely respond to generalised rather than specific markers of disease. Humans may thus perceive a non-infectious individual as socially less ...