A smell test developed by researchers could provide an early indication of dementia. "Early detection of cognitive impairment could help us identify people who are at risk of Alzheimer's disease and ...

The human sense of smell connects directly to brain regions responsible for memory and cognitive function, making it a surprisingly accurate window into neurological health. As people age, changes in ...

I’m sure we all have a favorite holiday smell. Often it’s from a favorite food with a rich aroma. But we’ve all had a time when we thought the smell signaled something wrong even before we’d sat down ...

That was the slogan at the Towards Universal Chemosensory Testing Conference held in Philadelphia earlier this year. The National Institutes of Health funded conference created a space for researchers ...

I was in the third grade when I realized I couldn’t smell. My class was on a field trip to a wastewater treatment plant and while everyone around me was disgusted by the stench, I had no problem with ...

A research team from Monell Chemical Senses Center recently showed that the smell test SCENTinel 1.1 can successfully discriminate between different types of smell disorders. The paper, published in ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, a new study by researchers at UC San Diego suggests there is a cheap and easy way to screen people for the virus: a smell test. The researchers ...

In mild to moderate cases of coronavirus, a loss of smell, and therefore taste, is emerging as one of the most unusual early signs of the disease called Covid-19. "What's called anosmia, which ...