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·March 31, 2025·4 min read

Smell Test at Home May Sniff Out Early Cognitive Decline

A new study highlights that olfactory testing could offer a simple, cost-effective way to detect early cognitive impairment from home. Researchers found that older adults with mild cognitive issues performed worse on odor identification and memory tasks than cognitively normal individuals.

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·April 29, 2020·4 min read

Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain injured patients

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.

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·November 10, 2017·3 min read

Smell Test Challenge Suggests Clinical Benefit for Some Before Development of Alzheimer’s

Columbia researchers have identified a way in which to determine if a patient with MCI may respond to cholinesterase inhibitors.

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·October 10, 2017·5 min read

New Smell Test Could Aid Early Detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Rockefeller researchers have developed a new diagnostic test that could help with early detection of disorders associated with olfaction problems, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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·September 7, 2017·5 min read

Scratch-and-Sniff Test Could Predict Parkinson’s Earlier Than Previously Thought

A new smell test could help doctors identify those at risk of developing Parkinson's disease up to 10 years before symptoms appear.

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·August 16, 2017·5 min read

Smell Test Could Track Alzheimer’s Progression

McGill university researchers have devised a new odor identification test that could help doctors predict those at risk of Alzheimer's and track the progression of the disease.