Smell and taste loss conference in Norwich to help clinicians
The conference in Norwich will hear from one woman who felt she needed to shower all the time. Source link
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Knowing How the Brain Reacts to Smells May Help Fight Disease
May 11, 2022 – You know that complicated equations can predict what story pops up in your news feed or which TikTok video you’ll watch next. But you might not know that math can help us understand what happens in the brain when we smell something. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at … Read more
Smell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Since the early days of the pandemic, loss of smell and taste have been tied to COVID-19 infection. But a new study shows those telltale traits are much less likely with the Omicron variant than the earlier Alpha … Read more
Worldwide, People Like the Same Smells
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, wrote William Shakespeare. It appears he was correct. The smells that people like or loathe are determined not by cultural experiences but mostly by the structure of the odor molecule, according to … Read more
Smell training to ‘bring back the senses’
Throughout the pandemic many people have reported losing their sense of smell and taste. Smell loss can be caused by viral infections and brain injuries. The charity AbScent, which aims to end smell disorders, has been hosting smell training workshops in central London. Rob Rooke is a street food chef and is one of those … Read more
Smell training to ‘bring back the senses’
Throughout the pandemic many people have reported losing their sense of smell and taste. Smell loss can be caused by viral infections and brain injuries. The charity AbScent, which aims to end smell disorders, has been hosting smell training workshops in central London. Rob Rooke is a street food chef and is one of those … Read more
Study Finds Genetic Factor for COVID Smell and Taste Loss
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines are now available. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, but what does this mean? mRNA vaccines are different from traditional vaccines. mRNA vaccines don’t expose you to any real virus instead, they’re made with messenger Ribonucleic Acid or mRNA. This is … Read more
Covid: ‘Fussy eaters’ could have smell and taste disorder
Experts write a guide on a taste and smell disorder, which they say can go undiagnosed in children. Source link
Vitamin-A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell
Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses. Source link
Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All After COVID
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A year on, nearly all patients in a French study who lost their sense of smell after a bout of COVID-19 did regain that ability, researchers report. “Persistent COVID-19-related anosmia [loss of smell] has an excellent prognosis, with nearly complete recovery … Read more