Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why do my dogs smell like orange slices? The latest research on how COVID messes with smell
Loss of smell and taste was a distinguishing feature of early COVID-19.
Apr 25, 2022
0
3
News tagged with sense of smell
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inflammation caused by COVID-19, rather than the virus itself, may lead to loss of smell
Anosmia, the loss of smell, is a frequent and often long-term symptom associated with COVID-19 that can severely burden a person's quality of life, making it extremely difficult to taste foods, detect airborne hazards in ...
Apr 11, 2022
0
54
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron lasts three days less than Delta for boosted: study
People who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against COVID-19 recover from symptoms from the Omicron variant more than three days earlier than those with the Delta variant, a study said Friday.
Apr 7, 2022
0
208
Medications
These doctors are treating COVID smell loss by sticking plasma-soaked sponges up people's noses
Nancy Damato walked past a garbage can the other day and caught a whiff of decaying banana peel.
Apr 5, 2022
0
6
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How does COVID-19 affect people's ability to smell
A decreased or altered sense of smell—called olfactory dysfunction—is a common symptom experienced by individuals with COVID-19. As described in an article published in The Laryngoscope, researchers recently searched ...
Mar 23, 2022
0
12
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID-19 can change the brain
Scientists have discovered that even a mild case of COVID-19 might inflict damage on your brain.
Mar 7, 2022
0
305
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mechanism behind loss of smell with COVID-19 revealed
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that may explain why COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell.
Feb 2, 2022
1
487
Neuroscience
From odor to action: How smells are processed in the brain and influence behavior
A dog raises its nose in the air before chasing after a scent. A mosquito zigzags back and forth before it lands on your arm for its next meal. What these behaviors have in common is that they help these animals "see" their ...
Jan 26, 2022
0
3
Neuroscience
When a smell evokes a memory: Clues about how the two are linked in the brain
In an episode of the popular TV series "Black Mirror" called "Crocodile," an investigator asks a witness to smell a bottle of beer. The aim is to refresh her memory of a crime scene (the crime took place near a brewery).
Jan 12, 2022
0
7
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As many as 1.6 million Americans lost sense of smell due to COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Lyss Stern lost her sense of smell when she was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020, and it still hasn't returned.
Nov 18, 2021
0
36
