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
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Health
Decreased ability to identify odors may predict five-year mortality
For older adults, being unable to identify scents is a strong predictor of death within five years, according to a study published October 1, 2014, in the journal PLOS ONE. Thirty-nine percent of study subjects who failed ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests that a poor sense of smell may be a marker for psychopathic traits
People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain. These findings by Mehmet Mahmut and Richard Stevenson, from Macquarie University ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Neuroscience
Open your eyes and smell the roses: Activating the visual cortex improves our sense of smell
A new study reveals for the first time that activating the brain's visual cortex with a small amount of electrical stimulation actually improves our sense of smell. The finding published in the Journal of Neuroscience by ...
Feb 28, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why odors trigger powerful memories
Odors evoke powerful memories, an experience enshrined in literature by Marcel Proust and his beloved madeleine.
Mar 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Lesson in sleep learning: Associations formed in brains of sleeping volunteers remained intact when subjects were awake
Is sleep learning possible? A new Weizmann Institute study appearing today in Nature Neuroscience has found that if certain odors are presented after tones during sleep, people will start sniffing when they hear the tones ...
Aug 26, 2012
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Neuroscience
Typical olfactory bulbs might not be necessary for smell, case study suggests
Our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information from the nose to the olfactory bulb in the brain through the olfactory nerve. And without olfactory bulbs, smell isn't possible—or so scientists thought.
Nov 6, 2019
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find genetic trigger that makes stem cells differentiate in nose epithelia
University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have discovered a genetic trigger that makes the nose renew its smell sensors, providing hope for new therapies for people who have lost their sense of smell due to trauma ...
Dec 7, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Lost Your Sense of Smell? Suspect COVID-19
A resurgence of COVID-19 is striking Connecticut and the nation. UConn Today sat down with the Chief of the Division of ENT at UConn Health, Dr. Denis Lafreniere, to get the latest information about one of the tell-tale symptoms ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Medical research
Global survey of 4,000 coronavirus patients supports link between COVID-19 and loss of smell and taste
A massive, crowdsourced survey of COVID-19 patients from over 40 countries provides the greatest evidence to date of the link between COVID-19 and the loss of smell, taste and chemesthesis—the ability to perceive cooling, ...
May 11, 2020
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