Your nose could be the key to getting fit, a study in mice suggests

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Your nose could be the key to getting fit, a study in mice suggests Site Factory admin Thu, 12/03/2020 - 12:22 More CNAS in the Media Amy Barrett | BBC Science Focus Magazine December 02, 2020

BBC SCIENCE FOCUS - A whiff of your gym bag might make you wince, but your nose could be the key to getting fit. New research in mice suggests there is a link between doing voluntary exercise and the expression of genes that relate to scent perception.

Rodents are used in scientific research for various reasons: they’re small, easy to keep, reproduce quickly and are thought to share genetic and behavioural characteristics with humans.

In a study by Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside, mice were placed on a running wheel. “Voluntary wheel running (VWR) is an intrinsically motivated and naturally rewarding behaviour [for mice], and even wild mice run on a wheel placed in nature,” wrote the researchers in their paper.

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Need motivation to exercise? Olfaction is a primal motivator

ilseu — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:37:19 +0000

Need motivation to exercise? Olfaction is a primal motivator ilseu Tue, 12/01/2020 - 16:37 More CNAS in the Media Christopher Bergland | Psychology Today November 28, 2020

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY - Olfaction may play an important role in the motivation to seek voluntary exercise, according to a new study. The University of California, Riverside (UCR) researchers speculate that "individual differences of exercise habit may be accounted for by a differentiated perception of specific smells."

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