New test could help diagnose loss of smell from diseases like COVID-19 A South Korean medical team has developed a new olfactory function test tailored to the country's cultural characteristics. It is ...

Researchers have developed and validated a simple “peel-and-sniff” test that can be completed unsupervised at home to screen for cognitive impairment. It’s well known that impaired olfactory function ...

Early detection of today's leading major medical diseases and disorders can make all the difference in protecting our health. Early detection allows for effective treatment and positive outcomes for ...

Olfactory dysfunction in MS may be linked to nasal microbial changes, not just central inflammation. MS patients showed lower olfactory test scores and distinct nasal microbiome differences compared ...

Sony debuts the so-called "Olfactory Device," a new health-tech initiative of the company that tests a person's sense of smell, claiming that it links to early signs of dementia, and the like. The ...

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 ...

Patients with Sjogren's syndrome showed significant impairments in olfactory function, Chinese researchers reported. These patients were more often found to have anosmia (13.5% vs 0%) and hyposmia (19 ...

Treatment with oral gabapentin did not improve olfactory dysfunction that remained 3 months after a COVID-19 infection, the randomized GRACE trial showed. Of 44 patients who completed the 8-week fixed ...

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, ...

Rats successfully distinguished between two varieties of white wine, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, in a study led by researchers from the University of Trento, the University of Lincoln, the ...