DOESN’T SMELL LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: Is ‘old person smell’ real? Yes, but it’s not what you think. “Researchers have determined that there really is an “old person smell” — and a young person smell and a middle-aged smell — according to a study published Wednesday in PLoS ONE. . . . Older people, in fact, have less intense — and more pleasant — scents than their younger counterparts, the new research indicates.”