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May 31, 2012

Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post: The old person smell, in one chart

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The old person smell, in one chart
May 31st 2012, 13:00

An international team of researchers have found proof of a phenomena known to scores of grandchildren: Old people do, in fact, smell different.

The study authors sampled body odors from three age groups: young (20-30), middle-aged (45-55) and elderly (75-95). They found that study participants could distinguish between odors emitted by individuals of a different age more so than would be predicted by chance. "The results of this study support the cross-culturally popular concept of an 'old person odor,'" the paper, published in the online journal PLoSOne, concluded.

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