Distinct smells have been associated with certain diseases, but the association has been difficult to explain. But now they ...

The usual assumption is that a belly button is where a cord was cut and the resulting cut healed over. Almost every part of that sentence is wrong, and the way in which it is wrong is more interesting ...

One of the dirtiest places on the human body is not your butt or mouth. No, the honor goes to an often-forgotten hole: the belly button. Dermatologists say people often forget to clean their belly ...

Have you ever caught a whiff of something on your person and wondered “why does my belly button smell?” No shame if so: Just like any other part of your body, belly buttons can develop an odor that ...

If your belly button smells, it’s likely a sign of poor hygiene or an infection. The indented shape and skin folds can create a breeding ground for odor-causing sweat, dirt, fungi, and bacteria. 1.

Academic journals examining the psychological and sexual attributes of the human navel are almost nonexistent. Fortunately, Wikipedia’s extensive, and even scholarly, coverage of the subject deftly ...