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Scientists have discovered the cause of body odor and say their discovery will help companies develop more effective antiperspirants. Researchers from York University have identified the exact enzyme that produces the pungent odor known as body odor, or ‘BO’, and say it has existed since humans have been on the …

The findings, derived from KCL’s symptom tracking app, used data from 1,600 users in the UK and the US, which confirmed Covid-19. The resulting algorithm was tested on an independent cohort of 1,000 users in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Sweden. “These findings have important implications for the …