A group of European researchers have shown that exposure to human odors, extracted from other people’s sweat, might be used to boost treatment for some mental health problems. In a preliminary study presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry, the researchers were able to show that social anxiety was reduced when patients underwent mindfulness therapy while exposed to human ‘chemo-signals’, or what is commonly refer to as body odor, obtained from underarm sweat from volunteers.
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Researchers from Europe have demonstrated that inhaling odours that are derived from other people's perspiration can be utilised to enhance the treatment of various mental health issues.
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