A simple smell test could help doctors to identify which patients in a vegetative state will recover. 100% of patients in a vegetative state who reacted to the sniff test went on to regain consciousness. 91% of those were still alive three years post-injury. Read More
Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers. Read More
Over 50% of patients with mild traumatic brain injury reported their sense of smell was diminished following concussion. The effect does not appear to be long term. Read More
Damaged olfactory neurons as a result of air pollution may contribute to altered cerebrospinal fluid flow and turnover, acting as a potential mechanism for the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
A new study sheds light on how our sense of smell is affected by the decrease of neurons in our noses as we age. Read More
Researchers have been able to map odor molecules based on how often they occur in nature with the help of mathematical modeling. Read More
According to a new study, your sense of smell could be responsible for weight gain. Using mice, researchers noticed that those who lost their sense of smell also lost weight, while those mice with a super sense of smell gained more weight on a high fat diet than mice with a regular sense of smell. Findings suggest odor may play an important role in calorie burning processes; if you can't smell your food, you may burn it rather than store it. Read More
A new study sniffs out the myth that has existed for over 150 years, without scientific proof, and finds the sense of smell in humans is just as good as in other mammals. Read More
Experience and genetics give us all our unique sense of smell, a new study reports. Read More
Testing the sense of smell can be used to assess memory impairment following blast related TBI, a new study reports. Read More