As humans age, particularly after middle age, their brain functions, cognitive abilities and memory can deteriorate to varying degrees. Aging-related disorders marked by cognitive decline, ...

Olfactory dysfunction, often manifesting as reduced sensitivity to odours (hyposmia) or complete loss of smell (anosmia), is recognised as an early and pervasive non-motor feature of several ...

Olfaction, the sense of smell, plays a critical role in human physiology, influencing nutrition, safety and social communication. Dysfunction ranges from hyposmia (reduced smell) to anosmia (complete ...

Loss of smell or olfactory dysfunction is an early indication of the neurodegenerative Alzheimer's disease (AD) and appears in approximately 90% of all patients. While loss of smell is a major symptom ...

To date, 351 million individuals have been infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, ...

Researchers from the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, in collaboration with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, reveal a powerful link between olfactory loss and inflammation in ...

food sources of omega 3, nutrition Can persistent COVID-19-associated olfactory dysfunction be effectively treated with high doses of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation? A trend toward improved ...

Would you give up your sense of smell to keep your hair? What about your phone? A 2022 US study compared smell to other senses (sight and hearing) and personally prized commodities (including money, a ...