Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Sniffing out an unusually common phenomenon in COVID-19 patients

Of all the COVID-19 symptoms Benjamin Abella sees in the emergency room, the loss of smell or taste is the strangest—but not because it's caused by the virus. Other viruses are known to have the same effect. Rather, it's ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Global study into COVID-19 loss of smell

People who have recently experienced loss of smell are being urged to participate in a survey as a new global research group investigates the symptom as a marker of COVID-19.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How loss of smell and taste could be symptoms of COVID-19

A new study gives weight to emerging evidence that a loss of smell and taste is a common symptom of COVID-19—according to University of East Anglia (UEA) smell expert Prof Carl Philpott.

Health

Try this healthy makeover for a favorite fast food

(HealthDay)—Take-out pizza is the ultimate fast food—gooey cheese, salty sauce, fatty pepperoni, all baked on top of what's basically white bread. But there's no need to feel guilty about enjoying a hot slice once you've ...

Genetics

Taste bud maintenance in mice requires Hedgehog signaling

Disruptions in the Hedgehog signaling pathway can interfere with taste bud maintenance in mice, potentially explaining why some cancer patients experience a loss of taste during treatment with Hedgehog-blocking drugs. Charlotte ...

Health

Sense of smell fades with age

Food can be one of those unexpected flash points of late life. Grandma may say she's never hungry or that the only things that taste good are salty foods such as French fries. Grandpa may lose control over his sweet tooth, ...

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