Neuroscience
Researchers seek to ensure that people retain their ability to detect scents
A decade ago, in a field of orange trees in southern Greece, Stéphane Tawil realized that he had lost his sense of smell—completely.
Mar 5, 2024
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News tagged with loss of smell
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: A potential treatment for loss of smell
One of the most persistent and debilitating symptoms of COVID-19 is anosmia or loss of smell. Researchers at INRAE and ENVA have discovered that a corticoid treatment could help restore the olfactory capacities affected by ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Health
1 in 20 people has no sense of smell: Here's how they might get it back
During the pandemic, a lost sense of smell was quickly identified as one of the key symptoms of COVID. Nearly four years later, one in five people in the UK is living with a decreased or distorted sense of smell, and one ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why COVID tests don't seem to work as well as they used to
With COVID outbreaks being whipped up for a fifth year, testing has emerged as a source of frustration once again.
Jan 18, 2024
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Neuroscience
The tantalizing scent of rain or freshly baked bread: How certain smells transport us back in time
My father was a carpenter, meaning I have spent a great deal of my life surrounded by wood, saws, planes and chisels. Simply by living among sawdust and woodchips, you learn to distinguish the different smells of wood.
Sep 28, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New taste and smell test could diagnose Alzheimer's long before memory loss starts
A simple smell and taste test could revolutionize diagnosis of Alzheimer's—long before symptoms of memory loss even arise.
Jun 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Millions of patients do not have full recovery of smell or taste senses after COVID infection, study finds
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients experienced a loss of taste and smell during and after being infected with SARS-CoV-2. A retrospective study by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a member of the Mass General ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of smell loss from COVID-19 omicron variant is as low as 6% compared with initial variants, finds new study
The risk of losing your sense of smell and taste from the most recent COVID-19 omicron variants is only 6%–7% of what it was during the early stages of the pandemic, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Medical research
'Scratch and sniff' test sheds light on depression
A five-minute test commonly used to evaluate olfactory function (sense of smell) could also help doctors screen for depression, according to new research out of King George's Medical University, India. The research was presented ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study uncovers mechanism behind loss of smell in Parkinson's patients
Parkinson's disease is an illness well known for its motor symptoms—tremor, stiffness, and slowness of movement. In a new paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience and featured on its cover, researchers at Yale School ...
Apr 21, 2023
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