New research suggests that a poor sense of smell could be a sign of physical decline in older adults. Here's why.
And that is a problem, because smell is extremely important not only for getting information about our surroundings, but also ...
The olfactory system is essential for most animals: it supports postnatal survival, detects environmental hazards and mediates emotional, social and nutritional behaviors.
The good news: you might be able to reverse it ...
A research team has, for the first time, identified at the cellular level why the olfactory system is the first to be damaged ...
Analyzing 5.5 million mouse neurons revealed an order to what scientists had believed to be chaos.
The olfactory system is involved in the detection and processing of odour signals. In humans, the sense of olfaction has a significant influence on ...
The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders that ...
Searching for new ways to help my senior patients improve and maintain cognitive functions, I came across an interesting research study from the University of California Irvine (Woo, C. et al. 2023) ...