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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

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 mapper reveals symptom variation between countries and health status in 2020

Looking at 190 countries, researchers from Imperial College London found that symptoms of COVID-19, including the initial trifecta of cough, fever, and loss of smell, varied by both country and presence of underlying health ...

Mar 11, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers estimate the true prevalence of COVID-19 taste loss

Reports of taste loss, a symptom of COVID-19, have been on the rise over the last two years. The taste dysfunction comes in different forms, including ageusia (total taste loss), hypogeusia (partial taste loss), and dysgeusia ...

Feb 15, 2022

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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

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why children may be off their food after COVID

More and more children could be turning into fussy eaters after a bout of COVID, according to smell experts at the University of East Anglia and Fifth Sense, the charity for people affected by smell and taste disorders.

Jan 18, 2022

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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

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Distinct differences exist between sense of smell distortions associated with COVID-19

Sudden smell and taste loss has become a well-known symptom of COVID-19. However, some people have also woken up to discover that their usual beloved coffee odor has been distorted and now smells like garbage or rotting meat, ...

Dec 13, 2021

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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

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research examines coping mechanisms for loss of smell from COVID-19

One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with ...

Oct 25, 2021

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